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Lamest Excuse of the Week: Potholes as a "natural traffic calming measure"

Here in Michigan, we're used to hearing plenty of worthless excuses about the crap condition of our roads. However, this one takes the cake. A local council in Essex, England has deemed broken roads a "natural traffic calming measure." If you didn't catch that, "traffic calming" is a euphemism used by politicians when discussing measures to slow the traffic flow through an area. Generally, the "calming" involves taking active measures, such as installing speed bumps, round-abouts or narrowing the road. To our knowledge it's never been (openly) ... Read more →

Ukraine lays claim to the mother of all potholes Jeremy Korzeniewski

Think the roads are bad in your neck of the woods? Growing up just a bit south of Detroit before moving to the sunnier climes of Arizona, this particular blogger has always assumed that ...

Ask Autoblog: How are Michigan roads made? Sam Abuelsamid

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/How_are_roads_built_in_Michigan'; The process of constructing roadways in a Michigan is a long and arduous one that takes many millions of dollars, countless ...

California sweeps 'worst roads' list John Neff

The argument for SUVs may be a little stronger in California after a report released by TRIP, a national transportation research group, shows that five cities in the Golden state rank among the top ...

Lamest Excuse of the Week: Potholes as a "natural traffic calming measure" 7 months ago on Autoblog

Here in Michigan, we're used to hearing plenty of worthless excuses about the crap condition of our roads. However, this one takes the cake. A local council in Essex, England has deemed broken roads a "natural traffic calming measure." If you didn't catch that, "traffic calming" is a euphemism used ...

Ukraine lays claim to the mother of all potholes 8 months ago on Autoblog

Think the roads are bad in your neck of the woods? Growing up just a bit south of Detroit before moving to the sunnier climes of Arizona, this particular blogger has always assumed that Michigan's harsh winters and heavy traffic conspire to make the frost heaved and potholed highways of the ...

Ask Autoblog: How are Michigan roads made? 1 year ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/How_are_roads_built_in_Michigan'; The process of constructing roadways in a Michigan is a long and arduous one that takes many millions of dollars, countless workers standing around and at least five seasons to finish. Roadways here on the home turf of the ...

California sweeps 'worst roads' list 3 years ago on Autoblog

The argument for SUVs may be a little stronger in California after a report released by TRIP, a national transportation research group, shows that five cities in the Golden state rank among the top ten urban areas with the roughest roads. The Cali towns with the roughest rides include San Jose, Los ...






Autoblog Podcast #155: 'Twas the night before LA...

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert go over some LA Preview action and quietly whoop it up on the podcast.

 
 

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