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On road, after suspension rattling road. America is going to pot⁽¹⁾, potholes. - They're just everywhere, and it's it's a hazard.
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In San Jose, Daily calls for pothole repairs doubled earlier this year. In Fresno California, pothole complaints are up 305% from last year, in Minneapolis, they more than quadrupled.
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Kevin Potter hit a pothole near his SanDiego area home that wrecked his tire, so he and his wife formed their own pothole patrol.
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Getting so deep, it's getting bigger and bigger. - Prowling the area, documenting concrete craters on Facebook. - Pothole City!
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Experts say wild temperature swings plus record rains have made the situation far worse this year.
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So the number of drivers that have sustained vehicle damage from a pothole that have required a repair, did increase 57% from the previous years?
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This pothole is a big one, it's more than two feet wide and about six inches deep, and these potholes don't just cause a bumpy ride for drivers, they could also cause physical damage to cars.
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Josh Casillas owns a San Diego area shop that specializes in wheel damage. - So you're the one person that benefits from potholes.
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We are, we're not complaining about the potholes, but at the same time, it's a problem here in California and also in San Diego.
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He says as the roads cratered, his business skyrocketed up 75% over the same period last year.
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Now the pressure is building on towns and cities to fix the problem, from Oakland to Minneapolis, they're declaring war on potholes.
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In some cities, the Mayors themselves even helping. - We heard the community they said they wanted their potholes filled.
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In El Cajon California, and all-out blitz this week, the city enlisting everyone from the parks department to accounting, to shovel fill and smooth over the city's potholes.
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This week alone, they filled more than 550, but these road warriors have an uphill battle, with the record pace of potholes making it harder to just pave over the problem.
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So are you satisfied with seeing the results? - Yes I am, so when I go down the street next time, I won't go Boo! - Niala Charles, NBC News, El Cajon California.