Our small city had one on a major street that went to City Hall, the Police station, The CHP Station, and the Hospital. There was a Denny’s Restaurant along it where truck drivers would park along the curb to eat. The city refused to fix it. It was there for many many years. Then on our prom night four of my friends were leaving prom and hit the pothole in a VW beetle. It threw them to the right towards the curb and they ran right under the back of a parked semi trailer. Decapitated all four instantly.
In a tight vote the city finally voted to fix the pothole.
No matter what the circumstances or who does it, there is indeed something to holding city hall accountable for neglect. Every year thousands are injured or killed by neglected potholes.
That’s a horrible way for your friends to die. Sad that it took those four deaths to finally get the pothole repaired.
Pre 1968?