Why is it...

[Gemmot]

That most roads abroad are in better condition than our pot-hole ridden Streets!?

I've recently been to Prague and Budapest where the main roads are silky smooth.

How come ours are awful?

[Greendubber]

Have you not noticed we're skint?

[caelite]

Budget priorities.

[Riley Blue]

Did you fly or drive there? If the second I think you'll have found that overall, UK roads aren't that bad; capital city streets aren't a fair comparison.

[cbmotorsport]

Hired a motorbike and rode through the mountains in northern Thailand. Roads were pretty much superb on the whole. Standard of driving/riding however...

[supercommuter]

weather as well

[valiant]

You've never been to Belgium, have you?

Yes, our network needs a bit of tlc but all in all it's not that bad. Stray off the beaten path in many European countries (including the ones you mention) and the roads can be shocking.

[RB Will]

You dont even have to go that far. I just got back from a 600 mile lap of Wales and all the roads were amazingly well kept. Its like driving over a battlefield going through Wiltshire at the moment. On one road I use to get to work even the big pillow speedbump has potholes in it!

[GrandAndrew]

I've recently been to Budapest and they still have entire buildings missing from the Second World War and subsequent Soviet occupation. This does lead to lots of yards. I like a good yard, particularly if it has a 15 year old executive saloon and an Alsatian pulling at a chain in it.

Go a few roads back from the main drag and you can forget entirely about our high streets having a shop or two empty, they have entire strips of disused shops. I'd take our infrastructure every day of the week. I did enjoy seeing the odd old Skoda and Lada on the street though. People were nice too.

[Gemmot]

GrandAndrew said:

I've recently been to Budapest and they still have entire buildings missing from the Second World War and subsequent Soviet occupation. This does lead to lots of yards. I like a good yard, particularly if it has a 15 year old executive saloon and an Alsatian pulling at a chain in it.

Go a few roads back from the main drag and you can forget entirely about our high streets having a shop or two empty, they have entire strips of disused shops. I'd take our infrastructure every day of the week. I did enjoy seeing the odd old Skoda and Lada on the street though. People were nice too.

That's true. Saw a couple of Trabbies too

[vikingaero]

EU money.

[steve51800]

found some of the best roads in Czech Republic, as well as some of the truly worst. got on a motorway in Czech Republic and it truly was a ploughed field surface, struggled to do more than about 30 in the f. austrian roads were billiard table smooth. the autobahns and Dutch roads also put uk roads to shame.

[steve51800]

found some of the best roads in Czech Republic, as well as some of the truly worst. got on a motorway in Czech Republic and it truly was a ploughed field surface, struggled to do more than about 30 in the f. austrian roads were billiard table smooth. the autobahns and Dutch roads also put uk roads to shame.