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Pothole question

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acemcmac

Lifer
I live near where I go to college, and as long as I have been driving, I have been avoiding a worsening depression on the right side of a local road. The depression's center is in the middle of the white line (no shoulder) and in recent months is has become so servere that I usually cross the yellow line to avoid it.... (there's really good forward vision of oncoming traffic). Well, tonight, one of my roomates who normally lives nowhere near here went down the same road.... unluckily for him 1, he didnt know about the depression and 2, it had ruptured into a massive pothole. The sidewall of his front right tire has a radial rip covering almost 90% of the surface. These are brand new tires on brand new wheels and he is very upset.... in fact, he might have trouble paying for a new one (or so he says).

I thought I remembered that when a governement neglects repairing its roads, you can get them to pay for the damage their negligence causes to your car in the form of bent wheels and destroyed tires... is there truth to this?

Cliff notes:

Roomate destroys tire on a 5+ year old sinkhole/frost heave that has finally turned into a massive pothole... ironically I've known about that specific pot hole for years... is he SOL or is it the townships fault for not keeping up the road?
 
I took him back out so he could show me since I was driving by there anyway to go get groceries.... I was gunna take pics for him but he said he didn't care....he's still in shock... he's literally had this wheel set for 3 weeks
 
You have to prove that they knew about the problem and neglected to fix it, here in Michigan.

I think I heard that they pay out in .01% of all claims made.

Sorry Charlie.

 
Originally posted by: Ornery
Let me guess. This "wheel set" is a wondrous low profile, basically unfit for public roads. Am I close?
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yeah.... I would consider myself only knowledgeable enough about cars to be able to conceptualize, but I've always left my vehicles stock because I didn't want to deal with the loss of my parts/time/energy if I wrecked or something....

yeah... they're low profile... is that bad?

I mean, I know that it's bad if you get the weight of your car off the front wheels on a hill-turn and land with the momentum of the car beating against the sidewall.... thats an argument against wheels "for looks" in general though....

please educate me
 
hey the BQE in NYC is never fixed for years and i think that would be responsible for destroying numerous tires/suspensions

and yes im quite surprised that nobody sued the city of new york
 
some insurance angencies will cover "road damage" accidents, and you will probably only pay a deductable.
 
Consumers are often blinded by the bling-bling...
  • Despite their elegant appearance, plus-size wheels can make everyday travel a bone-jarring experience because low-profile tires are less able to absorb even moderate bumps and potholes. The result is increased suspension wear.

    And there's more.

    Shorter tires are less able to protect wheels from damage ? a sobering thought considering they range in price from $1,500 to $20,000 for a set of four.

    "You really have to drive around potholes instead of over them," said John Rastetter, director of tire information services for tirerack.com.
 
apparantly a tire change is covered under his insurance..............

they cant get the wheel off because the lug nuts were propriatary or something.... lol @ my retarded roomate
 
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