Students 'solve' Europe's pothole crisis

Teenage engineering students have come up with a brainwave to solve the pothole problem that's been giving motorists the hump.



Cash-strapped local authorities throughout Europe have simply abandoned pothole repairs because they've run out of cash.

Now students Domenico Diego and Cristina Corradini have persuaded Italian road safety experts to adopt their plan to simply paint all the potholes bright yellow.

The pair - who study at the Polytechnic University of Milan - now hope to persuade other traffic authorities around the world to take up their 'Street Safe' initiative.

"If you can't afford to repair them at least let people see them so they have a fighting chance of avoiding them," said Domenico.

"It could save countless accidents and save motorists a fortune on damage to their cars."

not a bad idea thanks for the post John