[Coldjensens]

Southern California has plentiful potholes on some of the roads. The freeways are pretty good though. I was amazed at some of the craters that I have seen or hit on the freeways here.

[mkfarnam]

Route 66 all of the way from Chicago to Santa Monica, Ca. is full of pot holes.
Not that that actually pertains to your question.

[mkfarnam]

Originally Posted by Coldjensens

Southern California has plentiful potholes on some of the roads. The freeways are pretty good though. I was amazed at some of the craters that I have seen or hit on the freeways here.

Call Caltrans.

[DRD]

Originally Posted by Super Terminator

To be frank i can not use many roads to come back to my house because my car is brand new and i paid for it.However i am wondering if any damage from potholes is covered by insurance and the department of transportation and is there any other state in this shape?I know that the famous lawyer fieger has made it more than once an issue, when he has compared our roads to bulgaria.

I hit a pot hole so big in Niagara Falls New York that I bent the tie-rod end on my car, almost through my wife through the windshield!

It was one of those instances where the snow plow had just been through and covered in the hole with powder and I just happened to be the next one through. I still haven't lived that one down!

Rule is in New York is if it has already been reported it's your problem. Seems like there's some wiggle room for abuse there doesn't it!

[Robhu]

It is my understanding that in Ohio if a pothole is a safety hazard and has NOT been reported then the state, city, or county is not responsible for any damage or accident.
If the pothole HAS been reported and is not repaired or blocked off in some way and damage or injury occurs because of it, then they are liable.
In other words, if they don't know about it, they can't be held responsible.

[downthathighway]

Originally Posted by Super Terminator

To be frank i can not use many roads to come back to my house because my car is brand new and i paid for it.However i am wondering if any damage from potholes is covered by insurance and the department of transportation and is there any other state in this shape?.

I worked as an Auto Damage Appraiser for Insurance companies in Michigan.
Unless excluded in the policy(rare), damage to your car from hitting a pothole should be covered.
Its classified as a collision, and your deductible is usually applied. Not at fault? I would think so also. But they usually say " you could/should have seen the road hazard".
Hitting a pothole can be expensive. Tire bubbled or burst, bent wheel, tie rods, suspension supports and wheel bearings, even sometimes bent vehicle frame.
I have heard of cases where the city/county/or state in charge of the road's maintenance paid for vehicle repair claims, but that's rare. And in most cases the legal costs and getting a lawyer to take the case, not worth it. However sometimes an Insurance company will pay the claim and 'subrogate', that is use their legal staff to seek reimbursement from the road department.
Michigan roads would always have climate issues causing potholes. Made worse than most states because they allow the highest truck weights in the country. That dates back when they catered to the automakers and their steel suppliers.

[Bil92565]

New York State is the worst. I have driven in 43 different states,and many in Upstate New York look like they havent been paved since the 1950's

[Bil92565]

Why do people pay Tolls on the NY Thruway for garbage roads like I-90. THe State of New York should pay all the drivers back for damages done to their vehicles.

[Bil92565]

I-490 Rochester,New York is brutal. I-86 between Jamestown and Corning,New York is up there as the worst in the U.S.

[Bydand]

I-495 around Boston looks like it has been bombed in places. For side roads there are plenty of places with roads that are as bad if not worse than Michigan. Just about any Northern Tier state has road problems due to the freeze/thaw cycle they go through every year.