And its Thought Repairs may have cost people as much as £500m. But the local Government Association says it will take £14 billion to fix our faulty roads. So how can we avoid another costly year . Harriet bradshaw reports. My head hit the kerb, and my hand went over and hit the kerb as well, and broke both the bones in this arm. Caroline ashton ended up with a Titanium Plate in her wrist, after hitting a pothole while cycling. Roads are deteriorating fast. Ive been a cyclist for 25 years, and you can see certainly in the last ten years just how poor the surface is, and how dangerous it can be. The road where she fell has since been repaired, but looking into the issue of potholes, there is a problem which scientists say will only get