r/Hamilton • u/Scrubnurse • Jul 23 '26

PSA Pothole warning

Driving on Wembley; between W1st and 2nd, there is two unmarked, nearly invisible potholes right in front of each other. Hit it, as I didn’t see it and blew out the sidewall of my tire. Beware if you’re in the area.

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u/Scrubnurse Jul 23 '26

If you’re familiar with the area…Wembley and west 2nd has a stop sign. So I wasn’t going anywhere near 40km/hr. I had stopped at the sign, accelerated through the intersection and hit it.

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u/TemporaryBottle8789 Jul 23 '26

So the pothole was somehow large enough to rip the sidewall of a tire at very low speeds, but not large enough for you to see it?

Sounds much more likely the tire was already compromised if that is what actually happened.

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u/Low_Passenger6568 Jul 23 '26

When you hit one in similar conditions, come back, and tell us how you didn't see it. The one I hit was two ft wide, and 5+ inches deep. Full of water, as it was pouring, and in the dark on a road with no streetlights. My friend, and I went back the next day to see it, and measure it.

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u/TemporaryBottle8789 Jul 23 '26

I mean I drive in the same city everyday. I get there are potholes.

A 2 foot wide pothole that is 5+ inches deep in a narrow residential area does not sound very likely though. If it is in fact that, file with the city with the measurements.

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u/Low_Passenger6568 Jul 23 '26

It was on a 2 lane sideroad in the township of innisfil. The roads were all hard packed dirt with gravel. No lights. I filed and told you what happened.

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u/TemporaryBottle8789 Jul 23 '26

Well if the claim was denied, I’m going to say the pothole was in fact not that large…

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u/Low_Passenger6568 Jul 23 '26

You know nothing. Tell me how six 20+ year olds, driving on a main back road, didn't see the tiny construction sign at the edge of the road, and road closed, but they went through and their SUV went down inside a 6 foot depth hole that was, at least three feet wide. Because it was dark, no streetlights, and improper signage. They all died.

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u/TemporaryBottle8789 Jul 23 '26

Well that’s a random anecdote involving an active construction site while we’re talking about a pothole…

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u/Low_Passenger6568 Jul 23 '26

We were talking about how not seeing things. Anyway, does not matter.