Early pothole thread!

nynyny · 09-11-2015, 07:38 AM

Well, it's not even winter and on my way to work this am I hit a giant pothole on 287. Bent my rim and got a bubble in my tire.

It's gonna be a looong season.

Also as the FYI: 287 going east.. probably between exit 9A and 10 or 11... GIANT pothole in the middle lane. Heads up and safe travels.

TrAcK TRaP · 09-11-2015, 06:20 PM

I hate potholes.. Thats why I drive like drunk..

gds52 · 09-14-2015, 12:46 PM

thats sad, thanks for sharing.
you should report the pothole on DOT site, at least it may get repaired.

Parth317 · 09-14-2015, 01:06 PM

Sorry to hear

. Potholes suck! Thanks for the heads up btw. I'm on 287 fairly often

bNks334 · 09-14-2015, 02:26 PM

take a picture and submit a claim for reimbursement. I manged to get a settlement of $200 back out of a $1000 repair last year. Worth filling out a form and writing up a short explanation of what happened. Take a picture of the pothole and have tow receipts handy.

Edit: Also, as someone replied to my original comment, try to get a police report. Call state police if it is a state road. I called Nassau county police and they refused to write a report and told me good luck. I imagine it was because I hit a pothole on a state road. Lack of a police report was probably why I was forced to settle for such low amount.

Another point is that the state will not pay out during "pothole" season. You should still file a claim to hopefully settle with even a partial reimbursement.

335NJ · 09-14-2015, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by bNks334

take a picture and submit a claim for reimbursement. I manged to get a settlement of $200 back out of a $1000 repair last year. Worth filling out a form and writing up a short explanation of what happened. Take a picture of the pothole and have tow receipts handy.

Piggy backing this.

If you hit a pothole on a public road, and it causes damage, DO NOT just drive home or get a tow without calling the local police department and getting an incident report. NJ (at least) is super anal about paying Jack without a police report confirming the incident happened at that location the pictures were taken.

justanotherdude · 09-14-2015, 03:47 PM

Damn that blows. I've been pretty lucky on all my roads so far.

Good luck to you!

piker28 · 09-14-2015, 03:57 PM

What kills me is that the potholes from last year never even get fixed. Sometimes they throw a crappy patch on which a plow rips off and makes an even bigger hole.

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gds52 Colonel 886 Rep 2,720 Posts Drives: BMW Z4M Coupe, BMW 328i E93 Co Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	thats sad, thanks for sharing. you should report the pothole on DOT site, at least it may get repaired.
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bNks334 Major 427 Rep 957 Posts Drives: '11 135i (N55) Join Date: May 2014 Location: New York iTrader: (1)	take a picture and submit a claim for reimbursement. I manged to get a settlement of $200 back out of a $1000 repair last year. Worth filling out a form and writing up a short explanation of what happened. Take a picture of the pothole and have tow receipts handy. Edit: Also, as someone replied to my original comment, try to get a police report. Call state police if it is a state road. I called Nassau county police and they refused to write a report and told me good luck. I imagine it was because I hit a pothole on a state road. Lack of a police report was probably why I was forced to settle for such low amount. Another point is that the state will not pay out during "pothole" season. You should still file a claim to hopefully settle with even a partial reimbursement. Last edited by bNks334; 09-16-2015 at 03:35 PM..
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justanotherdude Lieutenant 136 Rep 581 Posts Drives: 2010 AW 328 [Sold] Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Jersey iTrader: (1) Garage List 2010 BMW 328i [0.00]	Damn that blows. I've been pretty lucky on all my roads so far. Good luck to you!
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piker28 Private First Class 15 Rep 123 Posts Drives: bmw 335xi Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: new jersey iTrader: (2)	What kills me is that the potholes from last year never even get fixed. Sometimes they throw a crappy patch on which a plow rips off and makes an even bigger hole.
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