Bay area potholes of death!

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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 04:40 PM
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Bay area potholes of death!

Let's compile bay area pot holes... the MAJOR ones. Not the uneven road crap. I'm talking the stuff that makes your car go BANG!

I *HATE* this one because I don't use this route much so I often forget it's there:

Homestead onto 85 north - big deep pot hole just after the clover leaf on ramp (right where you've unwound and are really accelerating). Depending on time of day, the cloud cover and Homestead over pass camouflage this hole into looking just like ugly uneven pavement... until you run over it. And it just happens to be in the PERFECT spot for running squarely over it with your left front tire.

F-you, pothole!
Old Feb 15, 2007 | 05:58 PM
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hwy 17 NB had some big fcking ones through Los Gatos between E Los Gatos cloverleaf to Lark Ave on ramp.

But it was repaved a month or two ago.

But yeah freeway ones are the worst because you YELL F*CK AFTER you hit them!
Old Feb 15, 2007 | 06:09 PM
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bah..try driving down my driveway
Old Feb 15, 2007 | 06:31 PM
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thats only cuz youve been drinking free beer, your driveway is smooth as glass i bet LAWLS
Old Feb 15, 2007 | 06:42 PM
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880 is a pothole
Old Feb 15, 2007 | 06:50 PM
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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 07:40 PM
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I keep hitting this sudden dip in the middle lane of the san mateo bridge heading towards the east bay, it always hits with a bang at freeway speeds and i think i've bent my wheels.

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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 07:42 PM
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I recently got new tires mounted and the guy at the wheel shop told me all 4 of my rims are bent....90% of the rims he sees are bent due to these lousy roads....
Old Feb 15, 2007 | 08:00 PM
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880 has that screwed up stretch of pavement near the construction on mission, big dip galore. i bottom out everytime.
Old Feb 15, 2007 | 08:32 PM
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Haha these roads are perfect compared to the ones I've driven on back in Michigan...the only time they're smooth is when the snow fills the potholes in...

There is one annoying spot on the 880S onramp from the Alameda in Santa Clara, but you can dodge left if you know it's coming.
Old Feb 15, 2007 | 08:43 PM
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No $hit. I just had to replace my front wheel bearings. Damn you SF potholes! Damn you to h3ll!
Old Feb 15, 2007 | 11:07 PM
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Geneva Ave in SF near Ocean Ave. There's this one incline/hill there that has a couple deep potholes.

John Daly Blvd. offramp from 280 heading south.
Old Feb 16, 2007 | 12:38 AM
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not a pot hole.. but a rather bump on the road which could prove to be quite dangerous.

on 680 south onto the 101 southbound merger. there are 2 irregular shaped makeshift speed bumps on the freeway.

i blew my tire there 2 weeks ago cuz i didn't notice the sign that stated "slow down, speed bumps"


bahh. careful driving up there fellas.
Old Feb 16, 2007 | 01:10 AM
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There are quite a few popping up on 19th Ave. in S.F.

-Mike-
Old Feb 16, 2007 | 07:23 AM
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Come vist east oakland and you'll want to walk everywhere. So many f'd streets and pot holes... and you F**** to the city but they dont S***.

I live off of e. 11th and good 3-5mile around that area looks like a war zone...
880 is a s*** zone between Fruitvale all the way to before West Grand.


proceed with caution entering my area. I have coilovers so it increases the pain!

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