EVs Could Damage Roads Way More Than ICE Cars Due to Weight
29 Jun 2023, 16:03 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The Telegraph made an analysis based on the weight of electric cars, and the results show a higher risk of damaging smaller residential and rural roads.
Arnold Schwarzenegger Fixes L.A. Pothole That Apparently Didn't Need Fixing
13 Apr 2023, 06:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Sometimes, it’s better to just do something instead of complaining, but this wasn’t the case: L.A. Bureau of Street Services says Arnold didn’t fix anything
This British Machine Repairs Potholes in Less Than Four Minutes – Meet Velocity Patching
26 Dec 2022, 20:49 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Velocity Patching has recently developed a smaller machine to make repairs on narrower streets in Cornwall – they will suit several European roads
Authorities Are Not Happy With Rod Stewart’s Decision to Fix Potholes on a Public Road
16 Mar 2022, 05:02 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / He will have to do without his Ferrari for a while, because authorities say residents should leave road-fixing to the pros or risk “putting themselves at risk”
Banana Tree Becomes Unlikely Pothole Warning Sign in Florida
9 Sep 2021, 09:51 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Potholes are dangerous, and they get even more so after it rains, because you cannot see them anymore. A man from Florida has come up with a solution.
JCB’s New PotholePro Can Repair a Pothole in Under 8 Minutes
12 Jan 2021, 07:31 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The latest machine from the equipment manufacturer will considerably cut down costs and repair times, as evidenced by trials preceding the announcement
Street Artists Trains for Moonwalking on Busy Street in India
3 Sep 2019, 14:59 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Baadal Nanjundaswamy lives in Bengaluru, India, and was able to get a street fixed by shooting a now-viral video in which he pretends he’s walking on the Moon
Fed-Up Toronto Residents Turn Large Pothole Into Tomato Garden
23 Aug 2018, 12:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade: a prankster planted tomatoes in a large pothole and it’s now become the “community garden”
Learner Drivers Should Have Pothole Hazard Added to Driving Test, AA Says
2 Jul 2018, 11:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Advice on what to do when coming across potholes should also be included in the Highway Code, the motorist organization believes
Unsurprisingly, Domino’s Pizza Is Very Bad at Paving Potholes
13 Jun 2018, 13:02 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Pizza company’s latest campaign, Paving for Pizza, is more about marketing and good publicity than about solving an actual problem
Britain is Testing Flying Robots That Can Pave Potholes in Under 1 Minute
12 Jun 2018, 11:17 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / By 2050, the new technology will see drone-mounted robots 3D print asphalt, with minimal disruption of traffic and in record time
Domino’s is Here to Save Pizza, Pave Potholes in Your Town
12 Jun 2018, 10:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / World’s largest pizza company invites customers to nominate their town for a paving grant, so that their pizza gets home in one piece
Russian Cyclist Fined for Damaging the Pothole He Fell In
16 Mar 2018, 14:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Russian cyclist fined by police for damaging pothole after he complained of getting injured having wrecked his bike last November.
Sadistic News Crew Films Motorists Blow Out Tires in Hidden Pothole
26 Feb 2018, 07:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Local 4 news channel crew films 19 cars blowing out tires in a pothole on Mount Road in Warren, Michigan, without lifting a finger to warn motorists.
Stripped-Down Mercedes-Benz E-Class Goes Off-road (for Science)
16 Oct 2017, 12:11 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A Mercedes-Benz E-Class has its doors and panels removed before being subjected to tons of abuse - all in the name of science, of course
Russian Pothole Claims The Truck That Shows Up To Fix It, Everyone's OK
18 Apr 2017, 17:28 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Fixing potholes is a spring affair for most governments. A massive pothole in a town in the Irkutsk region of Russia claimed the truck that was there to fix it
Wanksy Copycat Draws Male Genitalia On Pothole To Get It Fixed, Gets Fined
1 Nov 2016, 12:20 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Remember Wanksy? He was a guy in Manchester that drew genitalia on potholes to get them fixed. He has a copycat in Florida that got caught
Wanksy Is Manchester's Street Artist That Tags Potholes with Penis Drawings
23 May 2016, 14:45 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / When your local city council won't do anything about the obvious problem of potholes, it's time you pick up your spray can and remember your childhood drawings
Google’s Patent Will Enhance Cars with “Pothole Radars”
25 Aug 2015, 15:40 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Google has a lot of things going, but that never stopped the IT giant from trying to always be one step in front of their competitiors
Smart Pressure Sensors Pads Put in Potholes Tweet Panamanian Authorities
5 Jun 2015, 08:37 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Using technology for the greater good is something people do today. But who would have thought tweeting can fix the city's potholes?