So Im not sure what part of the forum this is supposed to go...but...

Recently, My town that I live in for whatever reason, Oiled and Graveled our roads we live on. It extends for 3miles... Now they do this almost everyother year...this year they didnt smooth anything out and there are hunks of gravel in my road. Not only is my car taking a beating but it looks like i just went drifting through an IRAQIE Desert!!!...So My question is...

Is there a way i can make the town pay for the damages my vehicle may incure or the car wash's i frequently have to get because of how dirty the car gets?

I know there has to be a law or loop hole... I live in NY state and I live in Cattaragus County if that information helps?

Thanks,
Ryan

 

Could try going to council meetings and complaining <shrug>

Problem is most people drive SUV or beaters and don't really care..

 

Exactly, its a bunch of rednecks with ford rangers that think its cool to burnout in the middle of the road like freaking dukes of h***ard!

 

They call that chip seal, it has safety issues for stopping distances, wrecks the finish on cars and is a complete waste of your tax money. I would start going to counsel meetings and hit on those points. If a road surface is not safe and ruins cars they might as well use mayonnaise.

Chris

 

I would go, but is it a complete waste of time. I mean am i fighting a loseing battle? I really would rather save my breath if im screwed!...

Its def not safe, because I slid on it once because they didnt post signs up and I rolled my Toyo MR2... Anyways, It sucked and they still do a F'ed up job anyways of taking care of the road!

 

This was taken from a article in the city of Phoneix

If you do some reserach on google about alternatives you might have a shot in city council

 

Cool I hope this helps!

 

I cant seem to find an email address to send an email to my town councilman or road work dept.!!!

 

http://www.cattco.org/employee_direc...phone=938-9121

Try sending a email to the City Civil Engineer as he is probably the one who decides what they use for the streets. At the very least he would be able to point you in the right direction.

 

There is also a lot of construction in my area. I was passing under a bridge the other day and one of the jack hammers sent a large chunk of rock across my window chipping it.

They do the same **** to a ton of roads around here too. NY is cheap on it's roads.

 

Lol i went on a road trip to NY once, and NY has the ****tiest roads ever. Past I95 and I287, every road in NJ is awsome.

 

Well good to know Hillary Clinton is doing her wonderful job in NY....

 

Ever been to CT? Drove on I95?

 

Yes i have and my Hummer took a beating!

 

yeah my main road to work is all torn to shreds so i always take the long road to work just to avoid the gravel. they are trying to fix the roads and all. loads of fun!

 

same in wa their doin the sealing thing to the roads lol its a compleat waste

 

Ha, I could go on and on about that crap.

They do that here in OR as well. I've almost crashed twice as a result. Once was on a back road that I was tearing up where, with no warning, the solid ground changes to oily gravel, in the middle of a corner. Needless to say that was a little interesting.

2nd was when one of the oil trucks accidentally leaked a **** load of oil right at a stop light. Luckily I was already going slow when I got up to the stop light, because as soon as I hit that stuff the ABS went crazy and I nearly skidded into the intersection. Taking off was fun too. Was like driving on ice.

Then of course, there is all the gravel I'm flinging as I drive.