I knew full well potholes can damage tyres and crack alloy wheels as well as bend or distort steel wheels ( BOVs should only really have steel wheels cos you can whack them back into shape with a hammer whilst alloy rims shatter).
I know they can unseat bikers
and cyclists
But I never knew just how destructive they can be, This AM my neighbours Isuzu 4x4 just got towed home after my neighbour Rob hit a pothole he said was only about 6 inches deep, he must have been very unlucky cos it not only totally shredded his 16 inch 4x4x tyre causing the tread to be ripped off, but it also cracked the road wheel itself AND its bent the steering out of alignment.
Imagine us trying to bug out and meeting a pothole like that ? rob got caught out cos the pothole was full of water, so I think the lesson is that if its a SHTF situation to try and not drive through surface water unless your sure there's no potholes, or consider going through the water much slower than you would in a non SHTF situation.
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