Each is a pothole war zone that has recently wreaked havoc on my car. Old Gulph caused me a double blowout last spring, was eventually repaired, but is now again a bane of my driving existence. Park Avenue just destroyed my passenger-side front rim to the tune of $1,100. (The average American spends $300 on pothole-related damage to his car.) And the Schuylkill sent a tremor through my bones the likes of which I haven't felt since playing high school football. I drive these roads regularly, and for at least the last month, these potholes have been open, obvious, and unattended.