I always have to watch videos of that insane Yungas "road of death" in Bolivia.
Posted on 02/20/2020 11:37:47 AM PST by vespa300
Two people were killed when a car went off Highway 1 and over a cliff in Big Sur on Tuesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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Bay area cabbies know that certain 101 section s are haunted.
Even Niles Canyon is haunted. The spooks yank you right off the roads.Drove for50 years there
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That Cadillac we had was a BOAT. Slow going, but we made it!
I’m with you on that!
Crockett to Port Costa rd is haunted cos of all the bodies Mafioso dumped there
Highway 1, Motorists 0
When i first moved to California, I drove up through Big Sur and drove close to the mountainside in fear. Last time I drove the route after years of driving California mountains, I drove on the ocean side and barely noticed and was in the flattish lands around Hearst Castle before i knew it.
Amen. Red mountain pass is sphincter time.
That brings back a memory.... was up in that area in 1980 to pick up my car that my mother was using while I finished up basic and tech school.
Decided to head to Stinson Beach for some carousing one afternoon.... beautiful scenery with the ocean on my left and hills on the right.
Doing about 30 mph, felt the back of the car lurch to the left then to the right then back to the left.... looked out the side view to see my left rear tire come off and start rolling down the road.
To this day I still marvel how I stopped, put the car in park, opened the door, and hit the ground running in one fluid motion chasing after my tire.
While pursuing the tire down the road at a full run, it started to turn towards the ocean. Seeing this, I kicked my pursuit into overdrive not wanting it to go careening over the cliff.
During that time there was a small dirt berm at the edge of the road, I suppose to somewhat keep people from driving over the edge, my tire bounced up slightly and hit the inside top edge of this berm.
It was at this time that I caught up with my tire. I slammed to the ground and triumphantly put my foot down on it to ensure it’s capture. Unbeknownst to me during this drama, I hadn’t realized the number of people that were observing the great tire chase.
Once I had put my foot down on the tire I heard quite a bit of clapping, someone had hollered out “Way to go man”, various praises, and other assorted comments. Took a couple of bows to show my appreciation for their entertainment.
Hauled the tire back up to the car (wouldn’t about to roll it) then realized it wasn’t going back on due to sheared studs. As the sun was starting to set, I realized that my car was now a safety hazard so I hitched a ride to Stinson Beach to call a tow truck. Needless to say, there wasn’t any carousing for me that night.
Had an old friend run off the 1 a few years ago. He had been there for almost a week before they found him. He was driving a sports car (rental)...
Luv the sound of the H1/2's!
My very first car was a used Camaro. It was a lot of fun to drive. Took off like a bullet and rode like the wind. Or maybe any “first” car feels that way to a teenager. Nah, it were a fast little sports car with souped up engine and bondo that starting flaking off after six months lol.
My second, actually. a 1977 (no fin) beast with a blueprinted Tennessee Racing 350 4-bolt main with a stage 2 Competition cam and posi-track. Bored .40 over. It ate the mustang 5.0’s for breakfast. Still have dreams about that car..
Had to get real and buy a truck.
Long ago, we drove down from the Radar Site on the top of Mt. Hebo, Oregon to the Radar Site on top of Mt. Tamalpais to play in an Air Force Intramural (Radar Sites) Baseball game.
Beautiful Drive up the mountain and views of San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge.
Did I mention it was long, long ago? 8-)
I’ve driven that road twice and never thought it was so scary. Now, Red Mountain Pass, CO. on the million dollar highway made me pucker so tight it was 3 days before I could have a bowel movement.
I always have to watch videos of that insane Yungas "road of death" in Bolivia.
I used to love to drive that road in my Miata. I spent spent entire weekends driving it and have driven it from Big Sur to Mendocino. It is an absolute blast to drive in a good handling car.
A Camaro is not a fun car on a curvy road. The handling is typical of a pony car and if you stick your foot too deep in the throttle in a curve you will quickly find your self off-roading. In a bad car the highway gets tiresome fast.
You don’t mess around on Dead Man’s Curve!
You don’t mess around on Dead Man’s Curve!
Interesting... Wife and I are planing to leave California for that area.
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