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Your Dundas Street pothole gripes could actually fix something

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Your road gripes? CAA wants to hear them.

Good morning from the Forest City — yes, the other London. The one that actually matters to us. Let's get into it.

Now, look, I've been covering this city for a decade, and if there's one thing I hear folks complain about more than the BRT debate — which, don't even get me started on that one — it's our roads. Every year, it's the same conversation around the water cooler at Covent Garden Market: "Did you hit that pothole on Dundas Street near the Old East Village? My suspension is shot!" Or, "Richmond Row is a mess after the winter thaw." Well, Londoners, you've got your chance to make your voice heard with the CAA's annual Worst Roads Campaign.

This isn't just about blowing off steam, mind you. The CAA collects this data, and it actually influences where some of those repair dollars go. Remember how much of a nightmare Wonderland Road was a few years back? Or parts of Oxford Street? This is our opportunity to collectively point out those tire-shredding, coffee-spilling culprits that make our daily commutes feel like an off-road adventure. London’s infrastructure is a huge part of our city’s health, from getting workers to the Western Fair District to making sure our Knights fans can get to Budweiser Gardens without rattling their teeth out.

Here’s what you can flag:

* **Potholes:** The classic London road hazard.

* **Cracked pavement:** The kind that makes your car vibrate like crazy.

* **Traffic congestion:** Because sometimes it's not the road surface, but the design.

* **Poor road signs:** A real EOA issue sometimes.

It's not just about comfort; it's about safety, and it's about the financial hit we all take when we have to replace tires or get alignments. So, if you've got a specific stretch of road that grinds your gears, now's the time to speak up. It could mean the difference between another year of dodging craters and a smooth ride to Springbank Park next autumn.

Brendan Fanshawe-Okafor, MiTL Sports Desk, London.

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