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The roads in Louisiana are bad, but the streets in Shreveport-Bossier City? They're the worst! These TikToks are proof!

If I'm buying a car in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, should I opt for the tire package?

If you've spent any amount of time in Shreveport-Bossier City, then you know that a tire warranty isn't optional when buying a vehicle. In short, you'd be an idiot to buy a car without one. The roads here are THAT BAD!

The roads in Louisiana are notorious. The issue goes back to the late '80s and early '90s. Our roads were already in a sad state, but then the feds started talking about withholding funds for roads if we didn't raise the legal drinking age to 21. So, Louisiana being Louisiana, raised the drinking age to 21 from 18 with all kinds of legal loopholes. While the citizens of Louisiana dealt with the increase in the legal drinking age, we never saw an improvement in our infrastructure. Shocker, we know!

Photo courtesy of Krystal McMillian
Photo courtesy of Krystal McMillian
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That all leads us to 2023 when driving on I-20 feels like you're literally dodging landmines if you haven't already hit a traffic cone from the road construction. Remember the story from a few years ago when Airline Drive in Bossier City almost swallowed a car? You can't make this stuff up. So we decided to take a look at TikTok to see what the creative geniuses there came up with regarding our little pothole problem.

I'll warn you in advance, there's some definite language that isn't suitable for work in some of these TikToks. You've been warned. Now get ready to laugh so hard you have snot bubbles coming out of your nose!

@dirtyredd22 #shreveportlouisiana ♬ original sound - dirtyredd22

1. "Hit a damn pothole the size of Tupelo!"

@.thatcoltonfella Let me pull over and check my tires #funny #comedy #thatcoltonfella #trucker #truckersoftiktok #truckertok #truckerlife #flatbedder #therealtruth ♬ original sound - Jiro Dono

2. "Bam!"

@simply.lyric_ Shreveport ain’t got nothing but bullets and potholes #shreveportlouisiana #318 #nothanks ♬ original sound - Comedian Cliff-p

3. She's not wrong ;)

@ladyleftlane Hella potholes. #MadewithKAContest #diesel #ladytrucker ♬ On My Way to You - Cody Johnson

4. I'm crying!

@q.deonte I miss home but my car sure as hell doesn’t #louisianacheck #potholes #shreveportlouisiana #fyp #xyzbca #neworleans #YesDayChallenge ♬ Bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch - Rezzo

5. He's not wrong, either.

@cottonhaulin_379 tell me it ain't so #badroads #shreveport ♬ original sound - Hunter

6. The sound effects are the perfect addition! Those are sound effects, right?

@susancobliegh0 #femaletruckdriver #LongHaultrucker #TruckerLife #Lgbt ♬ Jambalaya (On the Bayou) - Cajun Music Family

7. True story, I've even logged extra steps on my Fitbit while driving down I-20.

@skateboard_kease That road be knocking the sonic rings out my truck #trucker #TeamofTomorrow #alljokes #truckerlife #flatbedgang #ontheroad ♬ original sound - duke jackson

8. Not only will the roads in Shreveport change your radio station for you, but you can also lose a filling. Don't ask me how I know...

@eluder247 #fyp #foryou #motorcycle #yamaha #motorbike #baddie #badroads #shreveport ♬ original sound - Anton

9. Don't judge me, but I'm not sure I'd ride a motorcycle in Shreveport. It's an accident waiting to happen...

@pico_trukn_monkey #spiltcoffee #truckersoftiktok #shreveport #cdl #cdllife #reefermafia #producehauler #reefergang #roughroad ♬ Shake It Off - Taylor Swift

10. We sure hope that his coffee wasn't too hot.

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