Long Island NY potholes
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 2,145
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From: Just About 40 Min's from NYC
Man do I hate NY , High taxes ,over regulated and shitty infrastructure.
I wont have mine out till April after some good rains and I know all of that pretreat salt brine is off the roads
I wont have mine out till April after some good rains and I know all of that pretreat salt brine is off the roads
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 3,249
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From: Land of the free, home of the brave...
Just did a LI to Boston round trip Saturday. OMG Northern State is a mess. Once off the Island things get a (w)hole lot better. Disgusting how much we pay in taxes and yet the roads are third world HORRIBLE!!!!!
I spent more time looking to avoid potholes than looking down the road for traffic (and cops)......
I spent more time looking to avoid potholes than looking down the road for traffic (and cops)......
Last edited by Crossed Flags Fan; Feb 17, 2019 at 10:34 AM.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 6,187
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From: SIMSBURY CT
St. Jude Donor '07 thru '25
I drive to LI several times a year. Years ago I would occasionally take the vette. Now always in the daily driver. Potholes, traffic, lousy parking, and careless drivers removed all the pleasure out of driving there.
Team Owner
Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Northern NYs Adirondack Mountains,http://www.visitsacandaga.com.
Like normal a good chance my Vette will not be coming out of hibernation till end of March mid April!
Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2003
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Well,at least we know are vettes are agile enough to avoid the pot holes.I'm surprised no one has been able to figure out why we have such crappy roads.Simple,we're a sanctuary state and our governor wants to make all the illegal aliens feel at home when they're driving around in our great state.
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Race Director
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 16,253
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From: Arizona
Guess all your tax dollars are going towards illegal immigrants and their education.
Once upon a time I could honestly say I ♡ NY. Would never say that now.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 917
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From: Tucson AZ
No Politics Please
Well,at least we know are vettes are agile enough to avoid the pot holes.I'm surprised no one has been able to figure out why we have such crappy roads.Simple,we're a sanctuary state and our governor wants to make all the illegal aliens feel at home when they're driving around in our great state.
I come here to try to get away from all of the bias that comes from both sides.
This is MY sanctuary!
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,776
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From: New York New York
Didn't have potholes back in the late 80s when I lived in Lindenhurst and Bay Shore. And if we dis, they were repaired expeditiously.
Guess all your tax dollars are going towards illegal immigrants and their education.
Once upon a time I could honestly say I ♡ NY. Would never say that now.
Guess all your tax dollars are going towards illegal immigrants and their education.
Once upon a time I could honestly say I ♡ NY. Would never say that now.
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Intermediate
Joined: Jun 2018
Posts: 29
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From: NYC
Brooklyn C6 Vert
I commute between Brooklyn and Nassau and the pothole situation is getting out of control. That being said, I’m happy I have my new Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+ run flats on. It’s the best tire I’ve had. Not at all like previous run flats. Performance and piece of mind. Just what the Belt Parkway and the Southern State call for!
Racer
Joined: Dec 2010
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When I lived on LI, I figured potholes were a fact of life. Between the wide climate range from winter to summer, ice, snow, road salt and snowplows, I figured roads didn't stand a chance. Plus a lot of them are getting old. Seemed the further south I got the better the road condition (although parts of I4 near Orlando are pretty rough, and lets not forget I-10 through Louisiana!). Now I'm in Northern California, where it rarely drops below freezing, and all it takes is heavy rain to jack up the roads. They seem to patch them faster here, but I'd compare the overall condition of the roads here to that of NY. I think they've cut those budgets to the bone and just keep patching instead of rebuilding - kick the can down the road. You'd think by now we'd have figured out how to make them more durable though.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 1,148
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When I lived on LI, I figured potholes were a fact of life. Between the wide climate range from winter to summer, ice, snow, road salt and snowplows, I figured roads didn't stand a chance. Plus a lot of them are getting old. Seemed the further south I got the better the road condition (although parts of I4 near Orlando are pretty rough, and lets not forget I-10 through Louisiana!). Now I'm in Northern California, where it rarely drops below freezing, and all it takes is heavy rain to jack up the roads. They seem to patch them faster here, but I'd compare the overall condition of the roads here to that of NY. I think they've cut those budgets to the bone and just keep patching instead of rebuilding - kick the can down the road. You'd think by now we'd have figured out how to make them more durable though.