Fix for Adam's Misery?

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Permalink Reply by Adam on February 23, 2010 at 15:27

the potholes on Wightman were fixed this morning!

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Permalink Reply by Alison P on February 23, 2010 at 21:03

Fantastic! Am just about to report the shocker that has opened up at the crossing from the west side of Green Lanes to McDonalds. Lethal..

(Added 5 mins later having reported the pothole on fill that hole - I see a few others have also reported this, I wonder if more reports equals quicker action ..)

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Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton on February 25, 2010 at 9:24

Does R (Response time) for FP (filling pothole) ∝ (vary in proportion to) TR (total number of reports)? If so it would be a perverse way of doing things, unless you assume that bigger and more dangerous potholes always get more reports.

The theory explained to me by Niall Bolger Director of Urban Environment, is that a pothole report normally triggers a visit from a Haringey inspector within one working day. He wrote:

"We are currently inspecting all reports within 2 working days and most repairs are taking place within 14 days. 92% of the emergency orders have been completed within 24 hours."

I don't want to discourage anyone from reporting a pothole - or any other street problem. But I suggest checking the map on FillThatHole. Dozens - or hundreds - of reports about the same problem can be a useful indicator about public concern. They can also be a lot of extra work for staff who should be spending their time fixing the problem.

(Labour councillor & prospective candidate Tottenham Hale)

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Permalink Reply by james walsh on February 25, 2010 at 10:38

Alan Stanton.
I was driving along a local road when i noticed that repairs had been made to the speed bumps and they were lovely and smooth. The rest of the road was in a terrible condition with deep potholes and fissures making it very hard to drive fast.

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Permalink Reply by Clive Carter on February 25, 2010 at 11:02

Discouraging fast driving is perhaps the only argument that can be made in favour of poor roads with deep potholes.

But surely there are better ways of frustrating the Boy Racers rather than leaving roads in a poor condition? For example, road narrowing by pinch points, rather than speed bumps might make it difficult to drive too fast.

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Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton on February 25, 2010 at 12:13

I greatly respect my colleagues Dr Carter and Prof Walsh. Welcoming their interesting new data on Regularised smooth/non-smooth road vector optimisation analysis. But in the real world, let's not rely on bus drivers to avoid potentially serious accidents.

(Labour councillor & prospective candidate Tottenham Hale)

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