By Roxanne Reid
Potholes in the road are things that can get South Africans pretty riled up. Sometimes they even withhold their taxes until something is done about them. So which is the worst-potholed stretch of road in South Africa?
Potholes in the road are things that can get South Africans pretty riled up. Sometimes they even withhold their taxes until something is done about them. So which is the worst-potholed stretch of road in South Africa?
A while back I wrote a blog post about where to find the worst national highway, the worst drivers, and the worst main road through a town. And it had much to do with potholes.
I'm not talking about namby-pamby English potholes, but those worthy of the much more descriptive Afrikaans word 'slaggat' (or slaughter hole).
You can read my blog post here: Top 5 worst towns and roads in South Africa.
Naturally, not everyone was happy about my choices.
But the person whose disagreement appealed to me most was Johan Smith. He claimed that the worst stretch of road he'd ever travelled in this country was the R36 between Lydenburg and Ohrigstad.
'On this road you get pulled over for drunk driving when you drive straight,' he argued, referencing an old joke about driving in Africa.
Then he sent me the video below to prove his point.
I'm not talking about namby-pamby English potholes, but those worthy of the much more descriptive Afrikaans word 'slaggat' (or slaughter hole).
You can read my blog post here: Top 5 worst towns and roads in South Africa.
Naturally, not everyone was happy about my choices.
But the person whose disagreement appealed to me most was Johan Smith. He claimed that the worst stretch of road he'd ever travelled in this country was the R36 between Lydenburg and Ohrigstad.
'On this road you get pulled over for drunk driving when you drive straight,' he argued, referencing an old joke about driving in Africa.
Then he sent me the video below to prove his point.
So what do you think? Do you agree with Johan about the R36 having the worst potholes in the land?
Leave a comment below: you can agree with Johan's choice, or elect any other stretch of road in South Africa instead.
Copyright © Roxanne Reid - No words or photographs on this site may be used without permission from roxannereid.co.za. (Copyright of the video on this page rests with Johan Smith.)
Leave a comment below: you can agree with Johan's choice, or elect any other stretch of road in South Africa instead.
Copyright © Roxanne Reid - No words or photographs on this site may be used without permission from roxannereid.co.za. (Copyright of the video on this page rests with Johan Smith.)
