[XCRN]

There is one road here that is notorious for just absolutly wrecking suspension. My co-workers old Corolla had the strut tower on the body of the car seperate from the rest of the body. I had to rebuild the entire steering on my XJ Jeep after one trip down it.

[dreamingat30fps]

We have been traveling around the country in the RV and I must say we have some damn fine roads here in south florida. Why anyone would own a sporty car in most other areas of the country is beyond me.

And while we are on the topic why the fuck can't we build half decent roads to start with??? If we want to know the answer to practically any question we have the answer in the palm of our hands, we have fucking rockets that go to fucking space and come back on THEIR OWN. However building a road that isn't fucked in 6 months, IMPOSSIBLE! We were driving around the area where Cornell university is and I was just thinking.... all these smart motherfuckers here and not one of them can come up with a better way to build a road in their own freaking town!

Phhhhhewwwwwww... rant over.

[DDD31]

Originally Posted by dreamingat30fps

We have been traveling around the country in the RV and I must say we have some damn fine roads here in south florida. Why anyone would own a sporty car in most other areas of the country is beyond me.

And while we are on the topic why the fuck can't we build half decent roads to start with??? If we want to know the answer to practically any question we have the answer in the palm of our hands, we have fucking rockets that go to fucking space and come back on THEIR OWN. However building a road that isn't fucked in 6 months, IMPOSSIBLE! We were driving around the area where Cornell university is and I was just thinking.... all these smart motherfuckers here and not one of them can come up with a better way to build a road in their own freaking town!

Phhhhhewwwwwww... rant over.

We have the ability to build good long lasting roads but that would put an end to the amount of corruption present in building shitty roads that fall apart in 6 months and the shysters and cheats who are involved would become destitute.

[PoorLurker]

I like Orange County. It seems like they repave the asphalt roads when it turns a certain tone of gray.

[M_Six]

We still use the same "paving" technique that Fred Flintstone used. The road crews drive down the road spraying tar, then dump a ton of loose gravel on it. They let the traffic tamp it all down. It really screws up cycling for weeks on those newly treated roads. If it's really hot for a long stretch, the tar will rise to the top and pool like rain puddles. Makes a mess of your paint. Then they'll come out and dump truckloads of gravel on the hot roads. I saw one accident where a minivan traveling a bit too fast hit this newly dumped gravel (about 9" deep) and lost control, running off the road and flipping over in a field. Luckily no one was hurt.

You get used to pitted windshields and wrecked paint here. Just a fact of life.

[eluded]

In my experience Bulgaria has worse roads than most states. MOST being the keyword, I'm looking at you California.

[CTinline-six]

Originally Posted by XCRN

There is one road here that is notorious for just absolutly wrecking suspension. My co-workers old Corolla had the strut tower on the body of the car seperate from the rest of the body. I had to rebuild the entire steering on my XJ Jeep after one trip down it.

As someone who has replaced numerous steering components on my own and friend's XJs, I'm not surprised.

[Germanauto]

Michigan is definitely the worst I've seen. Gloomy weather year-round, bad roads, not much to do. Can't wait to leave.

Seattle area's roads are excellent. Not a pothole or even manhole cover in sight.

[are0lies]

Originally Posted by PoorLurker

I like Orange County. It seems like they repave the asphalt roads when it turns a certain tone of gray.

It's a hobby.

[G35POPPEDMYCHERRY]

Ain't nothing like good ole NJ. If anyone has driven on I-80 or a backroad in NJ than this isn't up for much debate lolol. Potholes that ll damage your spine, forget the car lol.


There isn't much information on road paving. I looked yesterday on google and didn't get good answers. How many layers of road are there? Is only the top layer done? it sure is in NJ. If the grade of the road isn;t changed, won't water continue to pool and cause the same problems?

[F32Fleet]

Roads are cheap to build but expensive to maintain. Rarely if ever is a road shutdown completely when it's being overhauled.

[Tewie]

SF Bay Area roads are comical. I pay more than half my income in various forms of local, state and federal taxes. What's going on here?!

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by DDD31

We have the ability to build good long lasting roads but that would put an end to the amount of corruption present in building shitty roads that fall apart in 6 months and the shysters and cheats who are involved would become destitute.

This. Germans know how to build roads. It ain't rocket science. But in some states, like here in central IL, we depend on road repair to keep people working, so we do just enough to keep the road open and tolerable for a year and then we scrape and repaved it again. Or spray tar and lay down gravel. Or grind down the expansion joints and fill in the gaps with tar and pea stone. Actually fixing the road would mean less repair work and fewer jobs in the ensuing years, so we don't do that.