Every year, seventy-four motorcycle KSI reports (Killed or Seriously Injured) list poor road surface as a contributory factor. Members of the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) last year voted repair of potholes as their second-highest priority. MAG is using National Pothole Day to once again call on national and local Government to come together to find innovative solutions to this problem. For motorcyclists, solutions can literally mean the difference between life or death.
The issue of potholes on the UK road network is nothing new. National Pothole Day was created in 2015 to raise awareness of the ever-growing pothole problem on our roads.
Established by StreetRepairs.co.uk, MAG supports the awareness campaign to rid Britain’s roads of the pothole blight. MAG regularly encourages members to report potholes and other surface issues and promotes innovative products and repair methods to the relevant authorities. MAG also offers to advise local authorities on prioritising the potholes that cause greatest risk to riders.
Potholes on bends, in braking zones and at junctions can cause far more than inconvenience to riders.
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