Posted on 09/29/2025 10:51:45 AM PDT by xxqqzz
It cannot be worse than that golf cart track of a road along the cliffs at the northern end on Maui.
I beg to differ.
There are road(s) in Oakland, Kalifornia that I would not drive down in a tank.
I saw that Top Gear episode. Hair-raising.
I wouldn’t want to walk down that road.
What’s the current fastest time for the entire distance?
Hard pass. Pun intended.
It can be avoided. Super.
Right?
My question is, who actually installed that road? Mountain goats?
[snip] The Yungas Road, aka Death Road, located in Bolivia... Known as the Camino de la Muerte... was originally built by Paraguayan prisoners of war, following the end of the Chaco War in 1935. [/snip]
Looks like the same odds on the 101 and 405 and 5 freeways in Los Angeles maybe more so with all the road rage moron drivers with guns.
“The Camino de la Muerte was originally built by Paraguayan prisoners of war, following the end of the Chaco War in 1935.”
It says it right in the excerpt.
Top Gear may not have done it the best, but it is my favorite example of driving Death Road.
I’m so glad those guys didn’t become accountants.
https://youtu.be/zi_b73JrPAs?si=qqjiUXhMuzOOTaMn
Could you imagine being a passenger with one of those drivers that must look at your face while they talk?
There’s always the Isle of Man TT road taken at an average of 135 mph on large displacement motorcycles. 267 casualties since it opened in 1907.
You are so right. Upon reading your post I checked out that episode. Riveting!!
Closest I’ve gotten to this level of danger is the Mokai Dugway in Utah. Drove it twice, definitely a white knuckler.
The motorcyclist doing the flop was back racing the next year.
I am amazed by the vocalist's (Sharon den Adel) range, power and versatility.
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