Wacky Races
Have you noticed anything strange driving about Glasgow these days?
What I see are cars weaving all over the road - in a west of Scotland version of Wacky Races - as drivers try to avoid mammoth potholes.
In some parts of the city these are truly dangerous - the size of small cars - hence the reason for drivers taking equally dangerous evasive action.
So today's Audit Scotland report on the state of our roads is to be welcomed.
Because it highlights the fact that over £2.2 billion of essential repairs are needed - to bring our highways and by-ways up to an acceptable standard.
The report explains that an extra £1 billion has been added to the repairs bill over the past six years - at a time when council budgets were growing - so spending cuts can't be blamed.
In fact council budgets in Scotland more than doubled over the 10 years to 2007.
So the real question is why has keeping our roads in order - been such a low priority for councils for all this time?
Maybe as the Audit Scotland report suggests - it's time for the Scottish government to step in - to give some much need leadership and national direction.
What I see are cars weaving all over the road - in a west of Scotland version of Wacky Races - as drivers try to avoid mammoth potholes.
In some parts of the city these are truly dangerous - the size of small cars - hence the reason for drivers taking equally dangerous evasive action.
So today's Audit Scotland report on the state of our roads is to be welcomed.
Because it highlights the fact that over £2.2 billion of essential repairs are needed - to bring our highways and by-ways up to an acceptable standard.
The report explains that an extra £1 billion has been added to the repairs bill over the past six years - at a time when council budgets were growing - so spending cuts can't be blamed.
In fact council budgets in Scotland more than doubled over the 10 years to 2007.
So the real question is why has keeping our roads in order - been such a low priority for councils for all this time?
Maybe as the Audit Scotland report suggests - it's time for the Scottish government to step in - to give some much need leadership and national direction.
