BUMMER :(

[tigersharkdude]

So tuesday on my way to school, a pothole claimed two of my wheels. TN has already heard from me. They sent me the claim forms, I just have to get two estimates. They will reimburse me since i have proof. Yay for the blackberry, it saved the dayand i found these wheels on CL for $300. they look pretty good. i was surprised

[fiveliterbeater]

now does that scenario work in every state? you can just submit a claim if ur car gets damaged due to faulty roads?

[tigersharkdude]

i dont know. I was kind of in luck as a cop pulled up right after it happened. like literally 2 minutes later. he saw my wheels, and the pothole. Im trying to get in touch with him, so he can vouch for the accident

[f0rza0325]

Oh God. That makes me nervous seeing that. Chicago sucks with potholes because there are so damn many of them, and with winter creeping in and out here, I better watch where I drive.

Potholes, I hate you.

[tigersharkdude]

i would hate to know how a car rides in chicago. when i went up there last summer, the city busses ran like crap.

[MinisterofDOOM]

OUCH. Glad to hear the state's owning up, though.

I've had a few scary run ins in the past few months. I-15 is seeing major construction and lanes are very narrow. With the narrow lanes + snow, when a pothole happens, it is quickly filled, and poorly. Usually they are OVERfilled, which is worse than the pothole. On 4 or 5 occasions this winter I've found myself regularly having to remember to avoid a certain lane at a certain spot so I wouldn't nail a pile of asphalt. Twice I've ended up hitting so hard I pulled off to the side at the next available spot (sometimes quite a distance with the construction zones) to check for damage. Fortunately nothing so far, but it really isn't an acceptable situation in my book.

[tigersharkdude]

by no means should drivers have to deal with this BS. Isnt that what we bay state and county wheel taxes for? to pay for the roads we drive on

[jsmithsole]

What a bummer! At least it looks like you"l be taken care of...