“It’s not safe or legal for people to fill potholes on streets that are maintained by the city,” says Rivera. “They run the risk of being injured in a traffic crash.... They also run the risk of being held personally liable if someone were to be injured by the pothole they attempted to fix.”

Not legal? Everything starts being illegal when it's an embarrassment for the governement. As in capitalism's paralyzie? Let these guys decide if they want to run the risk to be injured.