Potholes: Traffic Calming Measures

Nearly three months on and motorists are still feeling the effects of January�s cold snaps.

According to the insurance provider, the number of potholes in the UK increased to an estimated 1.5 million.And with a growing number of insurance claims being made related to pothole, motorists are being advised to ensure they check their car insurance cover.Last month, research from AA Insurance found that the cold snaps earlier this year had led to a significant rise in the number of potholes on Britain�s roads.Duncan McClure Fisher, spokesperson for the campaigning website, Potholes.co.uk said: "Either continuous driving over cracked or uneven road surfaces, or the sudden jolting of a deep pothole, can cause damage to shock absorbers, springs, upper and lower arms and stabiliser bars, and this appears to be happening more in Scotland than anywhere else.Nowadays, dressing a window involves establishing decorative schemes with fabrics and taking advantage of the visual potential of curtain accessories such as edgings, tiebacks, cornices, and valances. Ready-made tiebacks of cord and rope, complete with tassels, can be bought, or you can make your own out of fabric in a variety of shapes.According to the campaign group, Potholes.co.uk, motorists are spending approximately �1 million a day on repairing the damages made to their vehicle after hitting a pothole.Mr Fisher stated that the idea was �unbelievable� as these potholes cause risk to motorists and cyclists.Unlined fabric may be well suited to frequent washing, so curtains made from this material are particularly appropriate for the most extensively used rooms of a home, such as the kitchen and bathroom. Finding a trimming of a curtain weight, size, pattern, and color to suit your particular curtain fabric should not be difficult because of the wide range of trimmings that exists.Hanging fabric over a window or door creates a strong visual focus in any room. The amount of fabric needed is affected by the width of the opening, type of hanging system style. Translucent fabric makes ideal curtain material when daytime privacy is desired. For the most part, the effect of a curtain will determine the character of a room.Repairing pothole damageHe said that refusing to fill the potholes would mean that "drivers in the area would be exposed to dangerous driving conditions.�Council refusing to fix the problemWith the growing numbers of potholes on Britain�s roads, van insurance customers could find themselves forking out thousands of pounds for repairs.And to make matters worse, according to Potholes.co.uk, an Essex council believe that potholes can be used as a �traffic calming measure� and as a result, failed to repair a number of them.Simon Douglas, director of AA Insurance, warned that vehicles "with alloy wheels and low-profile tyres are particularly prone to damage while some potholes are so huge that they cause damage to valances and sills, rupture suspension and steering and even rip off exhaust systems."Research by Warranty Direct revealed that half of Britain�s pothole hotspots lie in Scotland and the north of England, while the least are in Oxfordshire.Whether this is due to colder weather causing more Northern roads to crack or just poor maintenance, it seems to underline a clear difference in the condition of highways across the country."

And with a growing number of insurance claims being made related to pothole, motorists are being advised to ensure they check their car insurance cover.

Author: Arti Manani