THERE is a saying “holier than thou” – well, this might well be my biblical interpretation of the ever-spiralling problem of potholes appearing in our roads and across the country.

Over the years, Government and council highway authorities always seem to lay the blame on adverse weather conditions and the cost of repairs.

However, notwithstanding the obvious increase in traffic, with more heavy goods vehicles using all our road network, has all the road-tax revenue and that from the increased tax on fuel been diverted away from preserving our road infrastructure?

I am first to admit to not being an expert in the quality of materials used, but why is it that since Tarmacadam was invented there has been no long-lasting road material discovered to take its place? There is a fortune to be made by any budding entrepreneur who finds an answer.

The damage and injuries sustained by both motorists and cyclists alike trying to avoid the pitfalls far outweigh the cost of using a viable road surface in the long run.

The only drawback of course rests with other utility services, ie water, electricity and gas, when it comes to digging up any stretch of road after it is laid.

Kenneth Bowker, Vesper Walk, Huntington, York.