The Economist -
9 Jun 2016 18:40

Instant duck pond POTHOLES are a scourge of rich and poor countries alike. The American Automobile Association recently calculated that 16m drivers in the United States suffered pothole damage to their vehicles in the past five years. That damage ranged from punctures, via bent wheels, to broken suspensions. The bill to fix it was about $3 billion a year. In India, meanwhile, the cost of potholes is often paid in a harsher currency than dollars. There, more than 3,000 people a year are killed in...
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