Spring is officially here!  The peepers are peeping, the birds are singing, the mosquitoes are beginning buzzing AND the potholes are WILD!
I had to take a drive to the valley yesterday and WOW is all I can say.  I hit one on highway 12 and I think my teeth are still chattering this morning.
After filling up with gas at $1.75 per litre, we set out in our inspected vehicle.  Within the hour drive there was more than once we encountered sections of that main route across the province where there was no way around without hitting craters in the pavement.
Monday night while travelling on the Lower Branch Road, I hit a pothole hard enough to bend my rim.  Luckily I had my Sunfire with less than pretty rims, so I did not shed too many tears, but it is still a loss.  The sad part is, there is nothing that can be done.  Report the hole and suck up the damage.

N.S. unlikely to pay for pothole damage to vehicles on provincial roads

 

There are a few recommendations when it comes to sharing the road with these springtime vehicle destroyers.  The most common advise is to coast if you can’t avoid.

Slow down, then coast.
It’s best to slow down before a pothole, and then release the brakes before you hit it. If you apply the brakes while your car is in the pothole it can cause more damage to your vehicle. It’s better to slow down and then coast over a pothole if you can’t avoid hitting it because it reduces the speed at impact and allows your suspension to travel its full range to absorb the impact.

 

The Pothole Survival Guide might be helpful too.
Always have an inflated spare, keep your vehicle’s tires inflated properly and stay off the breaks while keeping the vehicle straight if you have to go over a pothole.

Pothole Survival Guide

 

Best of luck during your springtime travels.