It is during the rainy seasons that the road surface comes under pressure and holes in the road surface start to appear. 🌨
As much as potholes cause vehicle damage, they actually pose a more serious road safety threat.
Drivers may swerve in front of oncoming traffic after losing control of their vehicle, having driven through a pothole OR they may over-correct while attempting to avoid a pothole ❗️
Be alert when driving in the following conditions:
✅ On Wet Roads:
Potholes may look like puddles when the roadway is wet. If you must drive over a puddle, treat it as though it may be a pothole.
✅ Driving at Night:
At night visibility is reduced and you may be blinded by the headlights of oncoming vehicles reducing your ability to clearly identify a pothole.
✅ In Areas with Poor Street Lighting:
Lighting may be reduced by power outages or load shedding. Drive slowly and carefully when you aren’t able to clearly observe the condition of the road.
Safe Driving Techniques to Prevent Crashes from striking Potholes
Even though you might not always be able to avoid driving through a pothole, defensive driving measures may reduce the severity of damage and prevent a nasty collision!
- Be aware of where other traffic is before swerving to avoid the pothole.
- Stick to the 3 Second following distance rule, else the pothole may appear too quickly for swift and effective response.
- Slow down! The faster you drive, the more damage is likely. If you cannot avoid a pothole, you can minimise damage by slowing down before you hit it.
- Never break directly over the pothole as this can actually cause more damage.
- Do not be overly aggressive in your steering changes – it is better to drive over a pothole than cause a head-on crash or a side-swipe collision!
- Maintain your vehicle and keep it roadworthy at all times.
Luckily, if you do happen to have a run-in with a pesky pothole, RoadSavers have access to a quick and easy claims process.
We diligently provide you with updates on the claim and you could get up to 100% pay-out on successful claims.
Get Pothole Assist & save yourself a MASSIVE headache 💢
Let the RoadSave team claim pothole-related damages from road authorities on your behalf 💁🏽♂️
Travel safely!
Jono
