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Potholes and Flats - huskiealum03 - 01-08-2008 10:01 AM

Say you get a flat tire as a result of a pothole and it damages your car's rim where you have to get a new rim and service to realign the wheels. Do you think the jurisdiction where the damage to your car occurred owes some sort of financial compensation for repairing the damage because of their responsibility for repairing the potholes within their town limits? Anyone have any experiences with this?

This happened on a public street, not some parking lot......


RE: Potholes and Flats - NIUAlum90 - 01-08-2008 10:23 AM

Need to find out first if the municipality had any complaints with regard to that pothole and hadn't fixed it.

Otherwise, they would say it was your fault for not having a clear lookout and driving under control to avoid the pothole that a reasonably prudent person should be able to avoid.

Good luck!!


RE: Potholes and Flats - huskiealum03 - 01-08-2008 10:29 AM

NIUAlum90 Wrote:Need to find out first if the municipality had any complaints with regard to that pothole and hadn't fixed it.

Otherwise, they would say it was your fault for not having a clear lookout and driving under control to avoid the pothole that a reasonably prudent person should be able to avoid.

Good luck!!

bastards! i wonder if i'd have an argument considering it happened at night time....but the first point you brought up makes sense to me.


RE: Potholes and Flats - HuskiemobileMan - 01-08-2008 10:52 AM

I know of at least 3 people this has happened to this winter.


RE: Potholes and Flats - cyberdawg - 01-08-2008 02:16 PM

take a dated digital foto of pothole and damage to car.


RE: Potholes and Flats - RobertN - 01-08-2008 03:10 PM

cyberdawg Wrote:take a dated digital foto of pothole and damage to car.
It may be too late now for the picture BUT that would be a VERY good use of your cell phones camera.


RE: Potholes and Flats - Bartindekalb - 01-08-2008 05:07 PM

NIUAlum90 Wrote:Need to find out first if the municipality had any complaints with regard to that pothole and hadn't fixed it.

Otherwise, they would say it was your fault for not having a clear lookout and driving under control to avoid the pothole that a reasonably prudent person should be able to avoid.

Good luck!!

+1 Also, make sure to take pictures of the road and your car (if extra damage was done other than flat tire).

Research the jurisdiction of the road (City, County, Township, State, etc.), and then request information from the appropriate jurisdiction (search for a "Freedom of Information Act Request Form" on their website) on records of complaints of that road. Submitting the pictures and any supporting information in the form of an email to an elected official of that jurisdiction can sometimes help too.

EDIT: 02-13-banana


RE: Potholes and Flats - Lord Stanley - 01-09-2008 08:55 AM

Also, see if your state representative can help you recover funds, or if it is even possible to recover funds. At minimum, the state rep's office can cut through all the BS you would see if you start the process yourself. Each state reps office has a State of Illinois phonebook with phone numbers to all the right people. They can make one or two calls on your behald and probably be able to give you a definitive yea or nay.


RE: Potholes and Flats - armour248 - 05-05-2009 03:15 PM

Glad I found this thread. I recently was driving home from work and hit a pothole which left me with two huge bubbles in my tire. Obviously I didn't want to keep driving on it so I just went and spent $110 on a new tire. Is there anyway I can recoup some of my cost? The pothole was absolutely huge and I'm pretty pissed off right now.


RE: Potholes and Flats - NIUGAHuskie - 05-05-2009 07:48 PM

I destroyed a wheel and tire on a pothole this winter, and couldn't get any compensation from the town, because they claimed to have signs up pointing out the pothole. Two days after I damaged my car, the pothole was repaired. That was a very douche like thing to do.


RE: Potholes and Flats - EMUTRACK1574 - 05-08-2009 11:32 AM

Get a hold of the town or city where it happened to see what to do. In chicago, you have to get three estimates before you submit everything to the city. Unfortunately, you may not see the money for six to eight months. If the town or city doesn't pay up, then you may be able to get money from the county or state.


RE: Potholes and Flats - Nigel Incubator-Jones - 05-08-2009 11:16 PM

Good grief. Suck it up Nancy and pay for the repairs by yourself or have the insurance take care of the damages. The government doesn't exist to wipe your ass because your too stupid to be able to avoid a pothole on the road. Potholes are a reality on Midwestern roads. Deal with it.


RE: Potholes and Flats - huskiealum03 - 05-09-2009 12:07 AM

(05-08-2009 11:16 PM)Nigel Incubator-Jones Wrote:  Good grief. Suck it up Nancy and pay for the repairs by yourself or have the insurance take care of the damages. The government doesn't exist to wipe your ass because your too stupid to be able to avoid a pothole on the road. Potholes are a reality on Midwestern roads. Deal with it.

you are absolutely wrong. it is the local governments responsibility to keep the roads in drivable condition. when it is pitch black outside, how would one see a pothole until it comes up on them? i pay taxes where i live, i fully expect them to keep the roads in good condition


RE: Potholes and Flats - EMUTRACK1574 - 05-11-2009 02:41 PM

My former boss got money from the State of Indiana due to a pothole that turned into a sinkhole. He hit it and it broke his rim.

I deal with the potholes everyday. I've hit some major ones along US 41 in South Chicago, but no damage to my rims yet. I had a gold medal in sight for the pothole slalom, but the damn Russian judge gave me a 9.25 because I couldn't hold the dismount.

Depending who you have for insurance, they may not cover it unless you file a police report.