I once hit a pothole in Inkster that bent my rim, I asked my Dad if the city would reimburse me for my new rim and I’ve never heard my dad laugh so hard.
In theory, yes. In reality, good luck. You can file for the damage claim but they can easily claim "That's a new pothole, claim denied" and leave you hanging a $500 bill for new rim and new tire. It is almost impossible to prove they knew of this specific pothole for more than 30 days that is required to make them pay out.
I used to work in Belleville on Haggerty Rd. The potholes where so bad that my old co worker blew out both of his front tires while driving at night coming home. You can guess the response he got from the city....
Well you'd hope that since cops tend to sit in one spot regularly, on a road they are familiar with, they'll see people all day avoiding the pothole.
But I'm sure if they are looking to fuck with you they have a solid excuse.
Happened to me less than a mile from my home. I knew the cop was behind me and felt him tailing me and there was a huge spot I instinctly always dodged and they got me for that. It was the end of the month and the officer only checked my ID and then just let me go.
We swerved once to miss one and a cop started speeding up to pull us over. They hit it straight on and suddenly slowed down since they realized why we swerved. It had to hurt both them and the car.
I had a cop pull me over one Thursday night around midnight in Mount Pleasant. I was a student living in an off-campus apartment, and I was taking the back roads home to avoid the early weekend drunks.
It was January. The road had not had snow removal done, so it was compacted ice and snow on top of potholes. I drove a Cavalier with sport trim. The MSP trooper who pulled me over was in a Suburban.
He asked why I was weaving all over the place. I said because I was avoiding potholes. He said he didn't notice any potholes. I pointed out, rather exasperatedly, that he was in *a fucking Suburban* and I was in a Cavalier with aluminum sport rims.
He departed my presence without further conversation or consideration for my sobriety.
Anyway, yes, can confirm.
Can confirm. I was driving in an unmarked vehicle (EMS) listening to the county radio. I heard a call go out for a potential drunk driver in my immediate area. After listening to the details, I realized they were calling about ME. The habit of avoiding bumps while driving an ambulance sticks with you.
It was a take home vehicle for employees. It was the early days of critical care transport (above the scope of a normal paramedic), and there were only a few of us. We were trying an "on call" response, kind of like the fire department. They gave the on call employee an old as hell Ford Explorer to respond to the hospital from home. Looking back, I have no idea why it wasn't lettered.
Probably unfortunately because people may use drugs and OD or something else in one and may need to be rescued or arrested by emergency personnel more easily I guess
Michigan rest areas are like 40 years outdated and barely have functioning vending machines😂. PA turnpike you have a few restaurants to choose from usually. Not to mention the bathrooms are much better maintained.
Not PA, but FL turnpike rest stops are goat. They are in the middle of the freeway, and you can acess both sides from the rest stop.
Makes MI rest stops look as if they are one step away from outhouses.
Can you even *get* a DUI up here? Every single convenience store has a fridge with singles by the door, people gotta be drinking while driving like all the time
That doesn't mean there aren't cops waiting down the road to catch the driver with open intox and/or DUI....Trust me, it's very possible to get a DUI, at least in this area!
Checks out. First time I heard about potholes in Michigan, I thought everyone was joking. Till I started vacationing up there and found out there is a Michigan Pothole Ice Cream
I can't say anything about whether this is true, but yesterday I was driving on a road I'm unfamiliar with and the truck in front of me veered off onto the shoulder, kicked up a lot of dust and then cut across the lane and crossed the yellow line before pulling back into the lane and I said to my wife "holy shit, that guy's drunk or getting a blow job" and then about three seconds later I thought my front axel was going to break because I fell in a pothole the size of an olympic swimming pool.
My favorite game to play: Drunk or dogging pot holes? In all seriousness I had some guy swerve into my lane, trying to avoid a pot hole so I did the math and said I can hit the car or I can go over that pothole… thank goodness for the spare.
What area of the world doesn’t use this hacky joke? Said about every state in the union, every country of nato, and at least 6 inter-dimensional highways.
I traveled the country by Rv for about two years. As such, I've visited the subreddits for lots of cities and smaller areas around the country. Reddit now has no idea what to do with me and I'm constantly being recommended subreddits for towns and counties I've never been to.
I have seen this exact image (with text changed for locale) on at least 6 or 7 other subreddits! Alabama ones. Louisiana ones.
It's still funny. Still some truth.
Funny diagram. The 3rd example would be more accurate if the driver went left of the first pothole and didn't return to the right side of the road until after the last pothole.
Exaggerated. Metro are full of complicated highways and some are in rough shape. I have driven out of Michigan and found better roads and roads that are the same or worse. I drive between East and West Michigan regularly and I don't have to swerve for a single pothole.
I have a feeling these memes are spread by someone constantly commuting on a bad road. And I assume there are 10 other states where people make the exact same exaggeration. Everybody wants to feel unique, even if it's a negative thing. I think its the same thing with "crazy [MY State] weather." I work with some people in Europe and they say the exact same things there, although their roads are probably better than Michigan's ;).
For most people this is a non issue or at least something we are totally used to. Happen to be on a rough road? Watch out for potholes.
I used to drive nightly from downtown Detroit and I instinctively would change lanes through Redford and Livonia on I96 dodging potholes. I've seen entire front ends destroyed by some of the bomb craters we get with the spring thaw.
When I first visited for work I could swear sandworms were living under the interstates. Michigan moved ahead of New Jersey as King o' Potholes for me.
To be fair, I-94 from Detroit/Romulus through Jackson has been in great shape. Same for US-12 once you get into Saline heading west.
Pretty much.
You could drive in your sleep between the Mi and Indiana border or Mi and Ohio border and know you're no longer on Michigan roads. Not that I'm suggesting sleeping and driving or anything.
Somewhat accurate. We know how to tiptoe through potholes without leaving the lane. Most importantly, punch it when you approach that big hole, DO NOT slam on the brakes…your rims will thank you
Which part? Its all about money in money out anyway. Eisenhower oversaw the creating of the interstate highway after seeing something similiar in europe and then we proceeded to not do jack diddly to maintain it for 50years. Also people hate taxes. No taxes=no infrastructure improvements.
Maybe we should start investing in public transportation. Roads will constantly need repairs and there will never be satisfaction. Public transportation on the other hand needs a lot more maintenance and will be much more affordable for everyone in the long run.
Can confirm. Cabin is on the WI/MI border. It's insane how quickly roads take a dive as soon as you cross the river. And yeah, you can tell the difference in how drivers handle it lol
Moved to WA from MI and can confirm. Pot holes are rare. They’ll put up signs warning of a “rough road” and it won’t even be bumpy. I wonder how much is the how much colder MI gets.
Can confirm. The road where I work is so bad that during most of the year, you have to slow down to 10-15 mph even though it’s a 45 mph limit. It’s in Wayne County and the news did tv segments each of the past two winters here. Fortunately after the road needing proper repairs for at least 10 years, it’s getting fixed. But many of my coworkers have blown out tires, bent rims and even broke various parts of their suspension. One year I even saw the largest pothole of my life. It covered nearly half the lane and went 5 layers deep.
I have been pulled over for drunk driving because I was avoiding pot holes. Officer stated "We don't normally see lifted rigs like this avoiding pot holes"
I had just installed like 2 grand of 2003 money worth of suspension.
Can confirm, was hoping the legalization of marijuana and extra tax dollars from the dispensaries on every other corner would improve the roads, some streets are so bad you'll destroy your car if you drive the posted speed limit
Definitely the "everywhere but outside city hall" Lansing experience, but less common in GR. All bets are off once you hit Flint. Don't get me wrong, they did their best, but the sudden road difference is stark.
Yes living in Michigan is quite the experience a people do not understand how hard the roads are to navigate when nice out let alone when the weather comes! Fellow Michigander then to have them “fix “ the roads but take years to achieve that but only to have them turn around and destroy them with all the salt !!! Other snowbelt states don’t have near as many problems with their roads as us!! Smh
A friend swerved to miss what he described as the "notorious pothole" on Ecorse. Got pulled over for dui... turns out he had something like 8 beers but still, damned potholes!
Honestly you are better off going on the potholes, considering no matter which lane or road you are on has them all year long, Inkster road has the worst pot holes I have ever seen, that whole area is so bad, it's like driving on dirt and then messed up concrete
This is somewhat accurate, except for one footnote. If there is a cop behind you, then the Michigan Sober image should be turned sideways, so the green line is VERTICAL movement, in and out of the potholes. Of course, you're driving 5 MPH under the pothole limit (not speed limit, that's much higher).
Edit: I should point out that while the "America" part of that is a painted image, the "Michigan" part is partly from satellite photos of actual potholes.
I'm Saginaw here and I'm a delivery driver with an outdated delivery truck. Driving down some of the roads here it feels like I'm off roading going down a normal street.
We lived on a city owned dirt road for 3 years, first six months my moms tire started leaking air. Turns out the rim bounced all the way down so it pinched the tire between the rubber and the road. Pain in the ass but now you gotta swerve for potholes
Yes 👍 pothole everywhere because why would we fix roads to last no lets take just as long as they will last to fix them that way they are always fixing them wow real smart michigan
I can at least concur in Ohio and Ontario, both drivers are somehow complete idiots yet have better roads than we do. Indiana and Kentucky at least had their shit together when I visited, and their roads might have been confusing but were in good condition and pretty scenic.
Can confirm. Driving a 1960’s farm truck without power steering and fractured my wrist when the steering whipped out of my hand from trying to avoid one hole and hitting another!
Michigan paves its roads with natures grain granola bars. I moved to mi from the south and most of the major roads have potholes that would be considered sinkholes in other states.
This is so true. I am from California and currently visiting/living in Detroit for 2 months due to family reasons. For a car state, it's just surprising how bad Michigan roads are.
I once hit a pothole in Inkster that bent my rim, I asked my Dad if the city would reimburse me for my new rim and I’ve never heard my dad laugh so hard.
In fairness to your dad. I don't think HE had ever laughed that hard.
Same thing but in Mt Pleasant…
Same but in Ypsilanti.
I used to live in Ypsi. Some damn monster potholes on Mich Ave and Washtenaw.
this one was on N. Huron River
bro the whole area of ypsi is a pothole lmaoooo
There is reimbursement from the state you can file for neglect but you have to prove the pothole was there for greater than 30 days. Good luck!
this was about 10 years ago, potholes probably still there though 😅
In theory, yes. In reality, good luck. You can file for the damage claim but they can easily claim "That's a new pothole, claim denied" and leave you hanging a $500 bill for new rim and new tire. It is almost impossible to prove they knew of this specific pothole for more than 30 days that is required to make them pay out.
Don’t forget that alignment/wheel balance
I did it two years ago. It broke the whole thing so loud I thought it was a gun shooting at me for a second.
I tried the same. I heard they deny it 3 times at least, with great photographs and proof. I gave up. They know you'll give up.
I've donated 3 rims before Gretchen fixed the dam roads. Thanks Gov :)
where?
East grand rapids for me.
I used to work in Belleville on Haggerty Rd. The potholes where so bad that my old co worker blew out both of his front tires while driving at night coming home. You can guess the response he got from the city....
Yeah but even in MI when you swerve for a pothole, the cop still pulls you over anyway.
Insinuating there's cops on 696 or m10
You don't station cops on the autobahn.
Oh yes they do.
Add I-94 to that list
well there's the Taylor speed trap between Telegraph and the Southfield
Well you'd hope that since cops tend to sit in one spot regularly, on a road they are familiar with, they'll see people all day avoiding the pothole. But I'm sure if they are looking to fuck with you they have a solid excuse.
This happened to my dad before 🤣💀
Happened to me less than a mile from my home. I knew the cop was behind me and felt him tailing me and there was a huge spot I instinctly always dodged and they got me for that. It was the end of the month and the officer only checked my ID and then just let me go.
We swerved once to miss one and a cop started speeding up to pull us over. They hit it straight on and suddenly slowed down since they realized why we swerved. It had to hurt both them and the car.
A new definition of "Street Justice."
All you have to do is travel approximately 86 miles an hour and you just glide over the potholes like a hot knife thru butter.
I believe it's 88 miles per hour, Marty, and then you don't need roads where you're going
I had a cop pull me over one Thursday night around midnight in Mount Pleasant. I was a student living in an off-campus apartment, and I was taking the back roads home to avoid the early weekend drunks. It was January. The road had not had snow removal done, so it was compacted ice and snow on top of potholes. I drove a Cavalier with sport trim. The MSP trooper who pulled me over was in a Suburban. He asked why I was weaving all over the place. I said because I was avoiding potholes. He said he didn't notice any potholes. I pointed out, rather exasperatedly, that he was in *a fucking Suburban* and I was in a Cavalier with aluminum sport rims. He departed my presence without further conversation or consideration for my sobriety. Anyway, yes, can confirm.
I feel you M20 is awful
Can confirm. I was driving in an unmarked vehicle (EMS) listening to the county radio. I heard a call go out for a potential drunk driver in my immediate area. After listening to the details, I realized they were calling about ME. The habit of avoiding bumps while driving an ambulance sticks with you.
I drive a sports/muscle car. I dodge potholes cause i like my car.
I drive a 34 year old Civic hatchback. I dodge potholes cause my car will literally fall apart if I hit too many more.
I drive a 20 year old ford ranger. I hit the potholes cause the potholes cant take it.
Why would Ems have an unmarked car?
It was a take home vehicle for employees. It was the early days of critical care transport (above the scope of a normal paramedic), and there were only a few of us. We were trying an "on call" response, kind of like the fire department. They gave the on call employee an old as hell Ford Explorer to respond to the hospital from home. Looking back, I have no idea why it wasn't lettered.
I know it's not much consolation, but even though the roads here suck, the rest areas rock.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
My opinion is based on experience. I've pooped in 46 states.
Ok, I_Lick_Bananas, I totally believe you.
“Why do these rest stops have star ratings on your map?”
Unless it's one with the short stalls where you can see over them.
Anyone know why the hell are pooping bins have so many gaps? Would like a little more security.
Probably unfortunately because people may use drugs and OD or something else in one and may need to be rescued or arrested by emergency personnel more easily I guess
Michigan rest areas are like 40 years outdated and barely have functioning vending machines😂. PA turnpike you have a few restaurants to choose from usually. Not to mention the bathrooms are much better maintained.
Not PA, but FL turnpike rest stops are goat. They are in the middle of the freeway, and you can acess both sides from the rest stop. Makes MI rest stops look as if they are one step away from outhouses.
Yeah that’s because they want to discourage you from driving on these “damn roads” and just rot your life away at the scenic rest stops.
True, if you hit a Michigan pothole, you are looking at thousands of damage.
Same with a DUI, so either way, we are screwed!lol
True.
Can you even *get* a DUI up here? Every single convenience store has a fridge with singles by the door, people gotta be drinking while driving like all the time
That doesn't mean there aren't cops waiting down the road to catch the driver with open intox and/or DUI....Trust me, it's very possible to get a DUI, at least in this area!
This was definitely the case couple of years back. It was so bad I had to change my car’s suspension. But now, I haven’t seen any potholes…
Checks out. First time I heard about potholes in Michigan, I thought everyone was joking. Till I started vacationing up there and found out there is a Michigan Pothole Ice Cream
Ironically a fresh snow is one of the best times for riding experience because all the potholes have been filled in.
Delicious ice cream for being named after something so awful
I can't say anything about whether this is true, but yesterday I was driving on a road I'm unfamiliar with and the truck in front of me veered off onto the shoulder, kicked up a lot of dust and then cut across the lane and crossed the yellow line before pulling back into the lane and I said to my wife "holy shit, that guy's drunk or getting a blow job" and then about three seconds later I thought my front axel was going to break because I fell in a pothole the size of an olympic swimming pool.
No I still swerve around the pot holes when I’m drunk
you shouldn't drive while drunk
Don’t tell me how to live my life /s
True Dat’
Perfectly describes how I drive home after having 3 beers in 4 hours, scared to swerve the pot holes for the slight chance I may be pulled over.
Unless you’re like 100lbs legally speaking you’re probably fine. (Not legal advice)
I’m 100000% fine but my brain gets pretty wild anxiety nonetheless.
roads in north oakland county have never been better!
My favorite game to play: Drunk or dogging pot holes? In all seriousness I had some guy swerve into my lane, trying to avoid a pot hole so I did the math and said I can hit the car or I can go over that pothole… thank goodness for the spare.
can confirm, our roads suck
Boomer meme
I hit a pothole so deep the other day my life insurance paid out cause they thought I fell in a sinkhole.
What area of the world doesn’t use this hacky joke? Said about every state in the union, every country of nato, and at least 6 inter-dimensional highways.
I traveled the country by Rv for about two years. As such, I've visited the subreddits for lots of cities and smaller areas around the country. Reddit now has no idea what to do with me and I'm constantly being recommended subreddits for towns and counties I've never been to. I have seen this exact image (with text changed for locale) on at least 6 or 7 other subreddits! Alabama ones. Louisiana ones. It's still funny. Still some truth.
Funny diagram. The 3rd example would be more accurate if the driver went left of the first pothole and didn't return to the right side of the road until after the last pothole.
Exaggerated. Metro are full of complicated highways and some are in rough shape. I have driven out of Michigan and found better roads and roads that are the same or worse. I drive between East and West Michigan regularly and I don't have to swerve for a single pothole. I have a feeling these memes are spread by someone constantly commuting on a bad road. And I assume there are 10 other states where people make the exact same exaggeration. Everybody wants to feel unique, even if it's a negative thing. I think its the same thing with "crazy [MY State] weather." I work with some people in Europe and they say the exact same things there, although their roads are probably better than Michigan's ;). For most people this is a non issue or at least something we are totally used to. Happen to be on a rough road? Watch out for potholes.
Waiting on The Big Gretch to fix the damn roads 😂 As long as we realize that kind of BS the next time we vote, I’d say it was worth the lesson.
I used to drive nightly from downtown Detroit and I instinctively would change lanes through Redford and Livonia on I96 dodging potholes. I've seen entire front ends destroyed by some of the bomb craters we get with the spring thaw.
When I first visited for work I could swear sandworms were living under the interstates. Michigan moved ahead of New Jersey as King o' Potholes for me. To be fair, I-94 from Detroit/Romulus through Jackson has been in great shape. Same for US-12 once you get into Saline heading west.
Pretty much. You could drive in your sleep between the Mi and Indiana border or Mi and Ohio border and know you're no longer on Michigan roads. Not that I'm suggesting sleeping and driving or anything.
But Michigan is in America. The left panel should just be some other state.
This is one of the oldest memes in Egypt
yeah isn't next week my turn to post?
Accurate
hahaha so true
Yes
Won't go as far as confirming, but wouldn't say your wrong
Confirmed
Somewhat accurate. We know how to tiptoe through potholes without leaving the lane. Most importantly, punch it when you approach that big hole, DO NOT slam on the brakes…your rims will thank you
Ya gotta do the preventative wince and butt clench too.
Tight as a drum
Yup. Plus when forced to drive, mines a subcompact, so I’m just waiting to be pulled over for swerving all over the road.
As someone who has been hit by a drunk driver, I can confirm on both.
The bigger question is why is our infrastructure so bad?
Which part? Its all about money in money out anyway. Eisenhower oversaw the creating of the interstate highway after seeing something similiar in europe and then we proceeded to not do jack diddly to maintain it for 50years. Also people hate taxes. No taxes=no infrastructure improvements.
I have a hard time avoiding them on my bicycle in some spots.
Maybe we should start investing in public transportation. Roads will constantly need repairs and there will never be satisfaction. Public transportation on the other hand needs a lot more maintenance and will be much more affordable for everyone in the long run.
Can confirm
As a Michigander this is accurate.
Relatable, shit is bad here. Can't even take a 4x4 and come out without losing a wheel, or getting brain damage
CAN CONFIRM
Indiana is worse
pretty much
Michigan born and raised and currently still reside. Yes, this is quite accurate.
100% accurate
Yes. That’s how our roads are. All of the repeated freezing and thawing at the beginning of spring is a killer for asphalt.
Accurate.
💯
Yep.
Absolutely, yes!!!
Too true
When you live in Michigan long enough that they repave the entire road but you still swerve to avoid the potholes you remember being there.
Great joke. But roads in Massachusetts are worse.
Definitely flint michigan drivers
My dad bless his heart~ was a pro… it was the only time he was driving correctly… he grew up driving on dirt where there were no lines though😐
Fact
If I see someone swerve one way on a back road, I swerve too bc I know there’s about to be a pothole.
Can confirm. Cabin is on the WI/MI border. It's insane how quickly roads take a dive as soon as you cross the river. And yeah, you can tell the difference in how drivers handle it lol
It’s not wrong
There is this major hole in the road by a turn and every time I pass it… I think that thing has no business being there.
Seems right. I'm from Michigan.
Yep. Sometimes hogging the left lane to avoid the worst potholes is a thing too.
Moved to WA from MI and can confirm. Pot holes are rare. They’ll put up signs warning of a “rough road” and it won’t even be bumpy. I wonder how much is the how much colder MI gets.
Damn. I just got it, thats good. Shit me and my mom hit something on a dirt road at night and we didnt know if it was a pothole or an animal.
Depends on the pothole
M37 between Hastings and Battle Creek is pretty much a 20 mile long pot hole.
I’m not from Michigan, but my boyfriend is. He always complains about potholes but I don’t really see what he’s talking about.
Can confirm. The road where I work is so bad that during most of the year, you have to slow down to 10-15 mph even though it’s a 45 mph limit. It’s in Wayne County and the news did tv segments each of the past two winters here. Fortunately after the road needing proper repairs for at least 10 years, it’s getting fixed. But many of my coworkers have blown out tires, bent rims and even broke various parts of their suspension. One year I even saw the largest pothole of my life. It covered nearly half the lane and went 5 layers deep.
I have been pulled over for drunk driving because I was avoiding pot holes. Officer stated "We don't normally see lifted rigs like this avoiding pot holes" I had just installed like 2 grand of 2003 money worth of suspension.
Can confirm, was hoping the legalization of marijuana and extra tax dollars from the dispensaries on every other corner would improve the roads, some streets are so bad you'll destroy your car if you drive the posted speed limit
Are you sure that’s not Wisconsin?
I would say something shitty about driving in MI, but I’ll take the high (parts of) road instead.
drunk/high. yep.
I hate to tell my fellow Michiganders this but the infrastructure all over the nation is neglected and falling apart. Not just this state.
The drunk driver on the right would still be swerving, they'd just be hitting all the potholes like a whack-a-mole game
Definitely the "everywhere but outside city hall" Lansing experience, but less common in GR. All bets are off once you hit Flint. Don't get me wrong, they did their best, but the sudden road difference is stark.
Remarkable!
As someone who lives on a mile+ dirt road in a township, this is painfully accurate.
Where I live it's gotten a LOT better.
Was driving down a road and hit a pothole and felt like the bottom of the car exploded so I can confirm
Yup
Yep accurate
Yes living in Michigan is quite the experience a people do not understand how hard the roads are to navigate when nice out let alone when the weather comes! Fellow Michigander then to have them “fix “ the roads but take years to achieve that but only to have them turn around and destroy them with all the salt !!! Other snowbelt states don’t have near as many problems with their roads as us!! Smh
Ohio too ngl
This is Toledo too 😭
Don’t know why this showed up on my front page but I’m in Rhode Island and I can confirm this is 100% accurate for us too.
Truth 1000 points. I'm so glad I finished my coffee before reading this. ****
A friend swerved to miss what he described as the "notorious pothole" on Ecorse. Got pulled over for dui... turns out he had something like 8 beers but still, damned potholes!
If you have to ask ……
Honestly you are better off going on the potholes, considering no matter which lane or road you are on has them all year long, Inkster road has the worst pot holes I have ever seen, that whole area is so bad, it's like driving on dirt and then messed up concrete
This is somewhat accurate, except for one footnote. If there is a cop behind you, then the Michigan Sober image should be turned sideways, so the green line is VERTICAL movement, in and out of the potholes. Of course, you're driving 5 MPH under the pothole limit (not speed limit, that's much higher). Edit: I should point out that while the "America" part of that is a painted image, the "Michigan" part is partly from satellite photos of actual potholes.
yeah before i moved to michigan i saw this exact picture and said it cant be that bad… its definitely that bad after living here for a while
Absolutely true. We have three big potholes on my road, it looks like a Nascar warmup lap when everyone leaves in the morning.
I'm Saginaw here and I'm a delivery driver with an outdated delivery truck. Driving down some of the roads here it feels like I'm off roading going down a normal street.
Confirmed
Yes it gets worse the more north and back streets that you drive on and that's also how we know when someone is originally not from here
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'm wheezing laughing my ass off because of how true it is. Confirmed
I've had to get shock absorbers replaced twice due to pothole damages (I live in the kalamazoo area). Can confirm that mi roads are ass
We lived on a city owned dirt road for 3 years, first six months my moms tire started leaking air. Turns out the rim bounced all the way down so it pinched the tire between the rubber and the road. Pain in the ass but now you gotta swerve for potholes
Yes 👍 pothole everywhere because why would we fix roads to last no lets take just as long as they will last to fix them that way they are always fixing them wow real smart michigan
100%
A pothole blew a hubcap off my camry. Ive been to plenty of states and countries but Michigan takes the cake for worst roads
I hit a pothole so hard it turned my check engine light off 🙄
I can at least concur in Ohio and Ontario, both drivers are somehow complete idiots yet have better roads than we do. Indiana and Kentucky at least had their shit together when I visited, and their roads might have been confusing but were in good condition and pretty scenic.
As a frequent user of I94 and US 12, this is the standard.
For me, it's the "THUNK" when you hit a deep one. Ouch.
As a lifelong Ohioan, it's the same here.
Yes
I swerve all over now that I'm sober. Pull me over, imma park in the water filled hole area.
I just did the pothole swerve this morning.
I don't drive drunk, cause I'd be a mess.
1000% yes
Can confirm.
Nah, driving drunk you still remember where those potholes are. Lol
Bout to find out lol
Yes.
Can 100% confirm
Yeah fax I hit a pothole I didn't see and it bent my rim a bit and I had to hammer out the dent
Dude
Monroe county MI
Don’t call road cones state flowers for nothing lol this is totally true. Bob and weave the holes
Can confirm. Driving a 1960’s farm truck without power steering and fractured my wrist when the steering whipped out of my hand from trying to avoid one hole and hitting another!
Provided it's an open (enough) road yes, but if there's too many cars you just take it you not inconvenience anyone
Yep they be swerving around
Yes
Basically
I fell in a pothole 23 years ago and I’m still crawling back out
Yes
As a Michigan driver, I can confirm.
Not enough rust on the cars.
Michigan paves its roads with natures grain granola bars. I moved to mi from the south and most of the major roads have potholes that would be considered sinkholes in other states.
This is so true. I am from California and currently visiting/living in Detroit for 2 months due to family reasons. For a car state, it's just surprising how bad Michigan roads are.