Route 280 not tire safe!

[DrSmile]

Be careful out there, the recent freeze/thaw cycle has opened up HUGE potholes on Route 280. I hit one today west bound right after exit 4 and it actually bubbled my 65 sidewall tire! There were 5 other cars at the side of the road with blown out tires/broken wheels. On the way home I luckily saw the tow truck lights ahead, so I missed the pothole located east bound at Exit 7. Again 4-5 cars at the side of the road.

Time to buy 2 new tires... :/

[90goldtsiawd]

I remember like 3-4 years back my Dad's friend at work hit one on rt. 24 on his way to work and blew his tire out. He pulled over next to 10 other cars that had done the very same thing! All of the people that damaged their vehicles filed a joint suit against the state and the state paid for all the damages incurred from the pothole. You might wanna look into that Rene? Even if you didn't get anyone else's info try contacting the state and you might find those people already did as well? And I hope you plan on changing out that tire immediately if you haven't already? Very dangerous riding around with a bubble. Ticking time bomb...

[CollegeDropout]

kris, remember when sam hit that pothole on rt46 in his jetta and broke his rim in half? i dont see why the state cant fix these things before shit like this happens.

[gtluke]

yeah i ditched those holes today, and then called satanpez to warn him.
i should have called rene too :)

[NitrousPete]

The state will pay for any pothole damage, don't go and change that tire yet!!!

Fortionately anytime I'm on 280 I'm in the workvan going to the office, so screw it, I don't care if I hit a pothole so big it rips the axles out :D

[NitrousPete]

kris, remember when sam hit that pothole on rt46 in his jetta and broke his rim in half? i dont see why the state cant fix these things before shit like this happens.

Yeah, it's a pain in the ass, but it's hard to get them all filled. If any of you have been stuck behind a 20 mile "rolling roadblock" when the pothole patrol is out on Rt. 80 during rush hour, you'll know what I mean. ;) Like I said in my other post, the state will pay for pothole damage during the winter, so even if they're not totally keeping up to date on the potholes, at least they're covering us on the back end.

Edit: checked on that, they will pay IF it's a reported, unfixed pothole...


HOW TO REPORT POTHOLES

Potholes are dangerous in two ways. Hit one too hard, or at too sharp an angle, and you can lose a tire, bend a rim, or throw your front end out of kilter.

They pose another danger when you try to avoid them. The idea, especially on a busy highway, is to anticipate their presence and to give yourself the room and time to avoid them without swerving left and right in your lane, or jamming the brake pedal. Veer too sharply to the left at the moment the guy in the left lane is swerving to the right and you could have a major accident.

The same holds true within your lane; brake too hard as you're about to enter a pothole and you could be smacked by the car just in back.

If your car is damaged in a pothole on a state highway, you can file a claim against the state through the Department of the Treasury. But to collect, you must be able to show that the Transportation Department was aware of the pothole but did nothing about it, a Treasury spokesman said. If you file a claim, the Treasury Department will examine Transportation Department records to determine if the pothole that had your tire for lunch had been reported.

Get a claim form by calling the Treasury's Bureau of Risk Management at (609) 984-7757. Bear in mind that you must file your claim within 90 days of the incident and that resolution - one way or the other - can take several months.

Here are some numbers to use to report potholes: State highways, (800) 768-4653; Garden State Parkway, (732) 442-8600; New Jersey Turnpike, (732) 247-0900; Bergen County roads, (201) 646-2811; Passaic County roads, (973) 881-4502. For local streets, call the municipality's public works department.

DOT also has created a link at its Web site to report potholes. Go to www.njdot.nj.gov (http://www.njdot.nj.gov).


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