How Our Weather
Affects Our Roads
Here in the UK we suffer from adverse weather conditions.
It can make driving dangerous and causes all sorts of wear and tear to road surfaces. Markings can be wiped away along with the top surface layer that helps tyres grip onto the road.
Worsening winter storms can dump up to two months of rain on an area in just a few hours. Waterlogged soil and strong winds are a lethal combination for strewing our roads with obstacles like uprooted trees, torn down street lights, sign-posts and lamp posts.
Ice is another danger that can lead to road traffic accidents, especially during the winter months... Poor drainage is normally the problem for water to freeze on worn-down tarmac leaving driving conditions treacherous.
The dangers of pot holes.
Potholes are another common problem. The RAC announced that they were called out to 30,000 pothole-related incidents in 2023. An increase of 33% compared to 2022 and an incredible 5,000 more pothole incidents since this article was written back in 2015.
Most drivers will automatically try and swerve out of the way of an oncoming pothole (if its noticeable) this can put them in even bigger danger if they over-steer into oncoming traffic or mount a pavement.
Potholes are even more bad news for bikers and cyclists. Hitting a pothole at speed can cause a serious accident if the rider loses control.
