Q Silver Creek Valley Road between Hellyer Avenue and Highway 101 is so bad, I had a tire explode recently. … Going downhill on this road is like a roller coaster, with the many manhole covers deteriorating and the road curvy, bumpy and dangerous.

Stevan Milunovic, Anna van Raaphorst and so many more

A Anyone else? Silly question, I know.

Q The term Third World is exactly what I use to describe San Jose roads. One of my least favorite is Moorpark Avenue from Bascom to Saratoga avenues. It isn’t so much the potholes; it’s more like a 4×4 test track. … Add McKee Road east of White Road to Alum Rock Avenue to what I am sure is now a long list of roads in desperate need of repair. Cracks and potholes are often 4 inches deep. Bicycling down McKee is almost impossible it is so dangerous.

I drive daily down Bascom Avenue from Valley Medical Center to El Camino and I know all the potholes by heart. I can maneuver around them half asleep at this point but it’s like Grand Race Auto. Now I know why my tires are always getting flats. … Santa Teresa Boulevard has been a long-neglected area. … Camden Avenue is full of potholes and badly needs repaving.

Hamilton Avenue between Meridian and Bascom is horrible. … Coleman Avenue between Meridian and Camden leads to Guadalupe Mines Road, which goes to the dump, so we get a lot of vehicles with heavy loads. The potholes and cracks are so horrible that I feel like I drive an obstacle course every day.

John Phillips, Bill Rice, Maria Gonzales, J. Lincoln, Brenda Dutkiewicz, Mark Donnelly, Cindy Weinberg and more weary drivers

A After Sunday’s column on the depressing condition of South Bay streets, we need some cheering up. So here is a partial list of streets that will get some fixing this year.

* Almaden Expressway from Highway 87 to Almaden Road.

* Bascom Avenue from Newhall to Elliott streets;

* Berryessa Road from Highway 101 to Interstate 680;

* Blossom Hill Road from Meridian Avenue to Meadowbrook Drive;

* Branham Lane from Almaden Expressway to Dent Avenue;

* Camden Avenue from Coleman Avenue to Harry Road and from Bascom to Hillsdale avenues;

* Coleman Avenue from Hedding Street to the San Jose city limits;

* Foxworthy Avenue from Mandra Drive to Almaden Expressway;

* Hamilton Avenue from Meridian Avenue to Greylands Drive;

* Mabury Road from Capitol Avenue to King Road;

* McKee Road from White Road to Capitol Avenue;

* Miller Avenue from Bollinger to Prospect roads;

* Moorpark Avenue from Lawrence Expressway to Saratoga Avenue;

* Santa Teresa Boulevard from Steinbeck Drive to Blossom Hill Road;

* Silver Creek Boulevard from Hellyer Avenue to Coyote Road;

* Skyport Drive from First Street to Technology Drive;

* Tasman Drive from Renaissance Drive to Cisco Way;

* Tully Road from Alvin Lane to Capitol Expressway;

* Winchester Boulevard from Stevens Creek Boulevard to Moorpark Avenue;

* Second and Third streets from Reed to Humboldt streets.

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