Pothole-laden roads putting lives at risk

A RECENT journey from Galway to Cork was little more than a lottery as motorists had to dodge deep potholes, and oncoming motorists trying to do the same without either breaking an axle, bursting a tyre, or crashing.

During the 209km journey I witnessed seven motorists pulled over repairing tyres that had come a cropper in these craters caused by the recent icy conditions and heavy rain.

Included on the route, at Charleville, were a string of potholes on the northside of town forcing motorists into the centre of the road and, in Buttevant, a very deep pothole at the quarry entrance on the southside of town, resulting in two cars pulled in repairing tyres.