Potholes kill or seriously injure nearly 400 cyclists in the last decade

Potholes continue to be a rising problem on Britain's roads – the RAC reported an 11 per cent increase in pothole-related breakdowns in the final quarter of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016.

But now new figures from transport minister Jesse Norman show that, while potholes can damage cars, they have a much more serious effect on cyclists. The number of serious cycling accidents has hit the highest level in almost ten years, after four died and 60 were seriously injured in 2016.