The BBC’s Pothole Propaganda

By Paul Homewood

h/t Dennis Ambler

More outright propaganda from the BBC:

Potholes caused misery in 2023 on a scale not seen in years, but scientists hope technology like self-healing roads will help rid us of them for good.

Reports of potholes and damage they caused hit five-year highs, according to local governments and the AA.

The AA estimates they may have cost UK drivers as much as £500m in repairs.

Scientists warn climate change will worsen the problem as more wet weather and temperature extremes give an extra battering to the surfaces we drive on.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67957584

Quite why this is filed under Climate, and written the BBC Climate & Science team is beyond me.

On the same day the BBC actually told the real story:

Potholes form when water seeps into tiny cracks in the road surface, usually caused by traffic. When this water freezes it expands and then when it thaws, it gets smaller.

This makes the cracks larger, further weakening the road and increasing the amount of water that can get under the surface.

As the road surface weakens, traffic breaks it up to create a small hole, which expands as more traffic passes over.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-67958426

In other words, it is freezing weather, not hot weather that causes potholes, something which global warming is supposed to reduce.

And the reason why potholes are becoming more of a problem is the lack of money to repair them properly, not just patch them, as I am sure we can all testify to. Maybe if councils did not waste money on climate nonsense, and EV drivers paid their full share of tax, this issue could be resolved.