This is a particular grumble of mine. Me and the little lady spent six months travelling in a campervan around Europe, about 15-20 countries in all, and in all but two the roads were perfect billiard-table smooth tarmac. One of the remaining two was Romania, one of the poorest countries in Europe, where much of the traffic is still horse and cart, and the roads are a probably-to-be-expected potholed mess. The other was of course the UK, where the roads were much like Romania’s…
I also get pissed off with our local authority, who proudly claim that the council tax bill is 5% lower than last year. That’s great, but some of that money is supposed to go on maintaining the roads, and they’re an effing mess. How about not lowering the bill, and spending the money on the stuff we’re giving to you to spend it on? Grrr!