Brandon Elliott

POTHOLES IN MICHIGAN!

RESEARCH QUESTION:

•Do civilians in Michigan deserve better roads?

IMPORTANCE?

• Irritation

• Friends with damaged cars

• Fixing does not come in a timely manner and no reimbursement

BACKGROUND!

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• Created when water seeps underground causing bumps.

• 30 days to fix pothole

MICHIGAN’S PROCESS

• Least amount of money per capita on Infrastructure

• Thickness of Roads and Salt Vs. Sand

WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL?

• 25 participants= >$3500

• Three van occupants die and one severely injured

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COSTS!!

Costs of Damage(25)

0-$100$100-$200$200-$500$500-$1000

COST OF FRIENDS

Costs!

No$1-$100>$250

AWARENESS OF POTHOLES

• >90% have hit potholes

• 1 person knew how to report them

FUTURE’S POTENTIAL

• Find out where the money would come from

• See if civilians would be open to a tax increase

RECAP

• Total damage >$3500, Deaths

• 1 person knew how to report potholes

• 30 days to fix it

• Conclusive evidence: Michigan’s infrastructure needs fixing

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Walls, J. (2000, April 24). Keep salt in place TAC meet advised. Journal of Commerce, 89(32), 7. Retrieved March 14, 2014, from ProQuest Business Collection.

Mercer, T. (1997, March 10). The road to ruin. Crain's Detroit Business, 13(10). Retrieved March 14, 2014, from ProQuest Business Collection.

Michigan court of appeals rules plaintiffs made case for highway exception. (2005,January 17). Michigan Lawyers Weekly. Retrieved March 14, 2014.