Originally Posted by tsl
My bike club has a pothole reporting form. I tried sending it in once. Pothole was fixed in a couple of days. It can't hurt to report them.
I reported a giant one. It runs from near the curb to six feet (or so) from the curb. It's still there. I reported it in fall 2005. Even worse, downtown, the right lane is generall concrete (for the busses) and the left lane is pavement. On one several block stretch, there's a seam between the two that's half an inch to an inch thick for several blocks. And this is just before the intersection at which I turn left. I reported it a couple weeks go, but no action.
Reporting is important because some cities have a policy that they will pay for pothole damage only if they had notice of that specific pothole. I believe Columbus has that policy. Also, if the pothole damages your car, I think they pay only your deductable.