3/4/14 update: Tucson Pothole project founders will take their project to the Tucson City Council on April 8.
Fictional account below, not for the weak of stomach or those with weak car suspensions:
“It was a dark and stormy night in Tucson. You’re driving alone in your vehicle, late at night. Visibility is low, as it has been raining somewhat heavily. There are no street lights on your way home. Suddenly your head lights reveal the danger ahead…a large, looming Tucson pothole, waiting for its next victim. You drive with trepidation, anxious and afraid to proceed– but your car keeps rolling along, unaware of the danger. You attempt to swerve to avoid the pothole, but it is too large and too late, and your right wheels fall precariously into it. Your car shakes badly and you curse (expletive deleted). ”
Just imagine that scenario above if you were riding on your bike at night, with a dim front bike light. Here’s what some UA students are doing to fix potholes in Tucson.
Two University of Arizona students Laura Unklesbay and Korey Cowan have set up a wordpress file for anyone to send in photos of their “favorite” pothole(s), in order to pressure the City of Tucson Street & Traffic Maintenance Dept. to fix them in a more timely manner.
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