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Wren lemmy.today Wren@lemmy.today
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Zephyr sh.itjust.works Zephyr@sh.itjust.works
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I'm stealing this. It's like something out of Letterkenny

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Naich piefed.world Naich@piefed.world
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I don't want to be a twat but you don't pay road tax, and certainly not for ordinary road maintenance. The money for potholes on local roads comes out of general taxation. We are ALL paying to get fucked over by potholes. In fact what makes a bit of a bump in a car can completely fuck the front wheel of a bicycle and potentially chuck the cyclist over the bars. So you've not got it as bad as some.

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mrsemi lemmy.world mrsemi@lemmy.world
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I don't want to be a twat but you don't pay road tax, and certainly not for ordinary road maintenance. The money for potholes on local roads comes out of general taxation. We are ALL paying to get fucked over by potholes. In fact what makes a bit of a bump in a car can completely fuck the front wheel of a bicycle and potentially chuck the cyclist over the bars. So you've not got it as bad as some.
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Naich piefed.world Naich@piefed.world
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Not road tax. It's a right hand drive car, so it's not in the US. Of the countries that drive on the left side of the road, the UK has a well known pot hole problem, so it's almost certainly from the UK, where there is no road tax, and pothole repairs come out of general taxation.

Not everyone lives in the US.

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velma sh.itjust.works velma@sh.itjust.works
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Not road tax. It's a right hand drive car, so it's not in the US. Of the countries that drive on the left side of the road, the UK has a well known pot hole problem, so it's almost certainly from the UK, where there is no road tax, and pothole repairs come out of general taxation. Not everyone lives in the US.

There's potholes in other places than the UK which is why people find this meme relatable.

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infinitesunrise slrpnk.net infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net
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In general, not nearly enough revenue to cover road maintenance. That user is correct, road maintenance is wildly expensive and at least in most of the USA use fees haven't kept pace with maintenance costs for many decades.

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shininghero pawb.social shininghero@pawb.social
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Your city may have a "Municipal Service Request" form that can be filled out online.

I've used mine for potholes and tree trimming requests on my daily bike commute path.

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Wren Moderator Wren@lemmy.today
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Not road tax. It's a right hand drive car, so it's not in the US. Of the countries that drive on the left side of the road, the UK has a well known pot hole problem, so it's almost certainly from the UK, where there is no road tax, and pothole repairs come out of general taxation. Not everyone lives in the US.

What about singapore?

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Naich piefed.world Naich@piefed.world
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What about singapore?

They really seem to be getting their potholes sorted: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/nearly-40-fewer-potholes-on-roads-over-last-four-years-lta-to-roll-out-new-road-maintenance-ideas

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Arcanepotato crazypeople.online Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online
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Your city may have a "Municipal Service Request" form that can be filled out online. I've used mine for potholes and tree trimming requests on my daily bike commute path.

Relevant user name O7

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Arcanepotato crazypeople.online Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online
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Upon reading this sentence I clenched, which I imagine would make things worse.

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Wren Moderator Wren@lemmy.today
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They really seem to be getting their potholes sorted: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/nearly-40-fewer-potholes-on-roads-over-last-four-years-lta-to-roll-out-new-road-maintenance-ideas

I mean because they have right hand driving and a road tax.

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Naich piefed.world Naich@piefed.world
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I mean because they have right hand driving and a road tax.

But not the potholes.

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NatakuNox lemmy.world NatakuNox@lemmy.world
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I'm stealing this. It's like something out of Letterkenny

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Wren Moderator Wren@lemmy.today
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But not the potholes.

They get a lot from heavy rains.

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Deacon lemmy.world deacon@lemmy.world
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I have never even had a vagina and I winced reading this very evocative combination of words.

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P00ptart lemmy.world P00ptart@lemmy.world
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I don't want to be a twat but you don't pay road tax, and certainly not for ordinary road maintenance. The money for potholes on local roads comes out of general taxation. We are ALL paying to get fucked over by potholes. In fact what makes a bit of a bump in a car can completely fuck the front wheel of a bicycle and potentially chuck the cyclist over the bars. So you've not got it as bad as some.

I would hope that on a bike you could avoid it easier.

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P00ptart lemmy.world P00ptart@lemmy.world
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In general, not nearly enough revenue to cover road maintenance. That user is correct, road maintenance is wildly expensive and at least in most of the USA use fees haven't kept pace with maintenance costs for many decades.

Our failing infrastructure is a symptom of desires to bomb brown people being chosen over making life better here.

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Cris_Citrus (he/him <3) piefed.zip Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip
Joined: 2026-02-26
#20 · (edited) Quote Reply

Your city may have a "Municipal Service Request" form that can be filled out online. I've used mine for potholes and tree trimming requests on my daily bike commute path.

Oooh, I didn't know this and my city has one. Thanks! ☺️

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Naich piefed.world Naich@piefed.world
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I would hope that on a bike you could avoid it easier.

They tend to suddenly appear when it's dark and you don't know the pothole map of a particular bit of road. Also, some vehicle drivers get insanely angry that you aren't cycling where they think you should be. With the emphasis on insane.

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