HOW'S this for a solution to our crumbling country roads?
A sponsor-a-pothole scheme.
In the German village of Niederzimmern, the local authority has come up with the novel idea of selling potholes to civic-minded locals.
Sponsors can get their pothole named after them by coughing up $75 to fix it.
The benefactor gets his or her name on a plaque laid on the road next to the repair and the virtuous feeling of providing a smooth ride into town for all.
No word on whether the plaque by the road is a bigger traffic hazard than the original pothole.
