We all know when we are driving down the street, and we see(and feel) the potholes that we drive over, but the problem is that nobody wants to pay to fix them. Cities around the United States always put in upgrades to buildings or even build more buildings that the city doesn’t need, and neglect the roads. Potholes are dangerous and can cause damage to vehicles.
The majority of the money that cities get goes to building things like businesses or housing. The bad thing about that is that the important things get pushed aside. The cities spend the money on flashy “smart” devices like digital kiosks at fast food places.
For example, some buildings need to be fixed and can be turned into stores or even homeless shelters. It feels like the money the city gets is going to unnecessary things.
We don’t need more Starbucks, gas stations, or banks; we need potential jobs for students who are graduating, shelters for women and children, and safe places for our homeless animals to go. Potholes need to be the first things that need to be fixed, and I think they get neglected because of the amount of time it takes to fix a road, the money, and the fact that roads will be out of service, which would inconvenience some people. We also need people to put numbers on their houses to help people who do deliveries.
The mayors of these cities need to start thinking about how they spend their cities’ money and what would be profitable in the future. Taxpayers should put their money into devices that can help detect potholes, such as AI cameras that automatically map, detect, and report potholes with high accuracy. They also should fix the roads with a few problems rather than wait till they are failing and could be much more expensive.
There are also road robotics that are being tested that can perceive and patch the vehicles that are damaged from the damaged roads. The faster we fix the roads, the safer the cities will be for the future.
