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Most dangerous roads in the world

Most cities in the world complain aboutcanyon, making drivers almost blind.
potholes, crack's and damages in roads.Stories have been told of trucks
But compared to roads in rural areas andstopping on the road, to wait for the
isolated towns, these minor cracks andfogs or storms to pass, only to have
holes don't even come close the dangerparked a little too close to the edge.
that some travellers face.As the rain falls, the road is washed
The only road that goes up the mountainaway around them.
to Bolivia's main city, La Paz, has beenIt is estimated that every year 200 to
recorded as the most dangerous road in300 people die on this stretch of road,
the world. It climbs up thewhich is less than 50 miles long. In one
mountainside, five kilometres above seayear, 25 vehicles plunged over the edge.
level. Trucks, buses and taxis driversThat's one car, every two week, for the
risk their lives practically every dayentire year.
they attempt to drive on this main road.The Pasubio road in Northern Italy has
Paraguay prisoners of war built thealso had it share of deaths. However
road, known as Death Road, in thethey have since turned it into a hiking
1930's. Many of the prisoners diedpath. The ancient road is often used for
during the building, but the number ofmountain bikers, who love the
deaths is a fraction to the number ofspectacular views. There is a sheer drop
drivers who have died on the roadoff the cliff and the road often twists
itself.into tunnels and hairpin turns. A few
On the one side of the road, there is asmall cars drive the road to reach the
steep cliff that rises up and beyond,guesthouses at the top.
threatening to avalanche rocks andThe official highway to Yakutsk, in
boulders at any given time. The otherRussia, is the only road letting into
side of the road is the real alarm, asthe city. In dry season, this isn't a
it just drops away to over half a mileproblem, but when the rain sets in the
in depth. You can follow the drop to theentire road turns into pure sinking mud.
bottom and then up the other side of theMotorists have to wallow in mud or wait
canyon walls.in the week-long 100 km car line-up.
The road itself is just 3 meters wide,Rumour has it, that one woman had to
barely enough space for two cars drivinggive birth while waiting in queue.
past each another, let alone two trucks.To give an indication of how damaging or
The entire track is composed of dirt andsevere the mud can get, there have been
there has been no attempt, despite itreports of trucks and tractors have been
being the major route for trucks andswallowed into it. Food products are
buses, to tar the road. If the dropbeing airlifted to the city until
alone and the limited space wasn'tofficials can remedy the road situation.
enough, the road twists and turns intoOn the up side, South African roads
hairpin bends. Skid marks and tyredon't even come close to this disaster
tracks are often seen on the bends, somerating. While some of the roads leading
of which head straight out into theto farms are pure dirt, and we do get
void.the occasional mud slip in far country
In summer those are the only factors yousides, for the most part it's only the
have to deal with. In winter, the rainrare pothole and crack. Major highways
season comes, creating waterfalls toare fully tarred and beautiful views are
drop from the cliffs onto the road. Theavailable, without the dangers of the
dirt road will convert to mud and fogabove roads.
will whisper up from the depths of the



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