| Most cities in the world complain about
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| | Stories have been told of trucks stopping
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| potholes, crack's and damages in roads.
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| | on the road, to wait for the fogs or
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| But compared to roads in rural areas and
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| | storms to pass, only to have parked a
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| isolated towns, these minor cracks and
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| | little too close to the edge. As the rain
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| holes don't even come close the danger
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| | falls, the road is washed away around
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| that some travellers face.
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| | them.
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| The only road that goes up the mountain
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| | It is estimated that every year 200 to
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| to Bolivia's main city, La Paz, has been
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| | 300 people die on this stretch of road,
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| recorded as the most dangerous road in
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| | which is less than 50 miles long. In one
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| the world. It climbs up the mountainside,
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| | year, 25 vehicles plunged over the edge.
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| five kilometres above sea level. Trucks,
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| | That's one car, every two week, for the
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| buses and taxis drivers risk their lives
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| | entire year.
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| practically every day they attempt to
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| | The Pasubio road in Northern Italy has
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| drive on this main road.
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| | also had it share of deaths. However they
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| Paraguay prisoners of war built the road,
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| | have since turned it into a hiking path.
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| known as Death Road, in the 1930's. Many
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| | The ancient road is often used for
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| of the prisoners died during the
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| | mountain bikers, who love the spectacular
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| building, but the number of deaths is a
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| | views. There is a sheer drop off the
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| fraction to the number of drivers who
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| | cliff and the road often twists into
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| have died on the road itself.
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| | tunnels and hairpin turns. A few small
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| On the one side of the road, there is a
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| | cars drive the road to reach the
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| steep cliff that rises up and beyond,
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| | guesthouses at the top.
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| threatening to avalanche rocks and
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| | The official highway to Yakutsk, in
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| boulders at any given time. The other
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| | Russia, is the only road letting into the
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| side of the road is the real alarm, as it
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| | city. In dry season, this isn't a
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| just drops away to over half a mile in
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| | problem, but when the rain sets in the
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| depth. You can follow the drop to the
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| | entire road turns into pure sinking mud.
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| bottom and then up the other side of the
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| | Motorists have to wallow in mud or wait
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| canyon walls.
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| | in the week-long 100 km car line-up.
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| The road itself is just 3 meters wide,
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| | Rumour has it, that one woman had to give
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| barely enough space for two cars driving
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| | birth while waiting in queue.
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| past each another, let alone two trucks.
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| | To give an indication of how damaging or
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| The entire track is composed of dirt and
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| | severe the mud can get, there have been
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| there has been no attempt, despite it
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| | reports of trucks and tractors have been
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| being the major route for trucks and
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| | swallowed into it. Food products are
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| buses, to tar the road. If the drop alone
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| | being airlifted to the city until
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| and the limited space wasn't enough, the
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| | officials can remedy the road situation.
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| road twists and turns into hairpin bends.
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| | On the up side, South African roads don't
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| Skid marks and tyre tracks are often seen
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| | even come close to this disaster rating.
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| on the bends, some of which head straight
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| | While some of the roads leading to farms
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| out into the void.
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| | are pure dirt, and we do get the
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| In summer those are the only factors you
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| | occasional mud slip in far country sides,
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| have to deal with. In winter, the rain
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| | for the most part it's only the rare
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| season comes, creating waterfalls to drop
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| | pothole and crack. Major highways are
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| from the cliffs onto the road. The dirt
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| | fully tarred and beautiful views are
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| road will convert to mud and fog will
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| | available, without the dangers of the
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| whisper up from the depths of the canyon,
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| | above roads.
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| making drivers almost blind.
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