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Andre Jute:
Jags and I have often mentioned that our roads here in Ireland are not too good. I've published photos of potholes of amazing size. Now a woman cyclist has been seriously hurt by one of these potholes, and is undergoing brain surgery as I write this. Another woman cyclist involved in the incident has a broken arm. First newspaper report here:
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/woman-seriously-injured-after-bicycle-crash-in-co-cork-1.3646391

The further details I give are from a pedalpal who called me, who presumably heard about it on the local radio.

The incident took place at Gurteen Cross (photo in the newspaper article), a turning point at several of the figures-eight we ride around the town. Gurteen Cross is only about 4km from my house.

Take care of yourselves.

jags:
Andre when i went to Spain (camino ride i couldn't believe how good the roads were super smooth our average speed went up 5mph .
roads here are dire only a matter of time before someone is killed due to bloody potholes.
be careful out there buddy stay well away from potholes ;)

anto.

mickeg:
FT has a piece on potholes and other cycling hazards, like other cyclists, pedestrians, etc.  Not sure if this will open for you or not, they have a tight paywall.  But they might let you open one piece.
https://www.ft.com/content/b6ffcb9c-c239-11e8-8d55-54197280d3f7

Danneaux:
In a similar vein, this time in York/North Yorkshire...
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7156821/inuries-cyclist-pothole-flung-into-air/
Do be warned, however, the article opens to photos of serious facial injuries as well as showing the potholes that caused them.

The most challenging roads I've encountered in this regard were Bulgarian.

Be careful out there,

Dan.

John Saxby:
Grim news indeed, guys -- do take care.

Each spring in Ottawa (and many other places in Canada), there's a morbid contest to photograph the worst pothole.  Anecdotal evidence (auto-repair shops enjoy a growing demand for repairs to rims & suspension) suggests that the problem is getting worse.  Repairs are patchy and uneven.

My response is to avoid riding at night.

(There's a longer discussion on why the "infrastructure deficit", as it's called, is so bad--voracious potholes are only one example of the problem--but it's certainly not going to be sorted out any time soon.)

Safe journeys, all.
 

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