Road safety organisation IAM RoadSmart has slammed the Government for the current state of the UK road network after reporting that almost half of its members have fallen victim to potholes.
Over 7,000 IAM RoadSmart members were consulted, with 47% having directly experienced vehicle damage or personal injury from hitting a pothole. The majority of respondents, almost 90%, agreed that UK roads have become much worse in recent years, that there are more potholes than ever before, with over half saying that they have to swerve to avoid potholes on every journey.
Mike Quinton, Chief Executive Officer of IAM RoadSmart, said: “IAM RoadSmart is deeply concerned at the safety implications of drivers having to swerve to avoid potholes as well as the high level of damage and injuries revealed by our survey. We are looking to the authorities to work together to produce a long term and sustainable plan to reduce the backlog of road maintenance before yet another damaging winter sets things back even further. The figures from our survey are compelling and it is increasingly clear that those who use the roads on a daily basis are pretty much united on this one - enough time has now passed for a long term plan to be in place and for work to have started.”
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