Here are the 7 most dangerous roads in the world

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It covers our planet about 31.7 million kilometers. And it’s certainly not all wide asphalt lanes where you can travel comfortably. Narrow passages along steep mountain slopes, sharp bends, large height differences, fast bends and the absence of protective devices such as crash barriers provide excitement on many roads in remote areas. Some driving mistakes here can even have fatal consequences. Yet they are used because they are the lifeblood of the remote areas they pass through.

British car rental portal StressFreeCarRental.com has compiled the seven most dangerous roads in the world. Ride at your own risk!

This 17-mile route in southwest New Zealand was handcrafted in the 1890s by miners and prospectors to exploit the mineral resources of Skippers Canyon. Many sections are still original and unchanged today: shaky ground, many unprotected, narrow bends, sharp sharp bends, altitude differences and steep slopes. For these reasons, Skippers Canyon Road is one of only two roads in New Zealand where rental cars are not allowed. Although the road is open to the public, a permit is required to drive on this dangerous gravel road. It is said that more money was spent on building the road than all the gold mined at the time.

Route 60 begins at the Cuesta Juncal pass in the Chilean Andes and ends after 189 kilometers as a national road in Argentina. It is also affectionately called “Los Caracoles” (Snails in Spanish). The busy link road is rightfully named: it is at an altitude of over 3900 meters and has several narrow, steep curved sections in rapid succession. This means that it can be safely passed almost exclusively by crawling. Additionally, heavy snowfall can occur repeatedly at such altitudes in the Andes – snow chains are a must.

“El Camino de la Muerte” – the Road of Death known to locals in Spanish – connects the Bolivian government city of La Paz with the rural city of Coroico. The rocky road, officially the North Yungas Road, winds through the Amazon jungle for more than 80 kilometers. Narrow width, steep slopes, rain, fog and constant humidity, and an incredible 200 sharp corners cause up to 300 accident deaths each year. At an altitude of 4650 meters above sea level, with height differences of up to 900 meters, the unpaved road winds through the high mountains.

This unpaved gravel road with many narrow bends stretches for 16 kilometers over 3300 meters in the Himalayas and connects the Karakoram Highway and the village of Tato. It has not been repaired or renovated since it was built by villagers hundreds of years ago: there are no barriers, railings or other protection. Open only in summer, the road is no wider than an SUV and is still very busy: the Nanga Parbat region is a starting point for climbers who want to climb K2, the second highest mountain in the world.

The Indian mountain pass, Zoji La, is located in the western Himalayas at an altitude of 3500 meters above sea level. It acts as a lifeline connecting people in isolated Ladakh to the rest of the world. The 193-mile National Highway 1D, officially called the dirt road, runs over snow-covered hills and lanes of dense forest – a single-lane, crumbling dirt road that is narrow enough for a car to pass. The area is also subject to strong winds, snowfall and devastating landslides, closing the Zoji La Pass for about six months a year. The slopes are steep and there is no cliff protection.

In the Scottish Highlands on the Applecross Peninsula, there is a one-lane road also known as Devils Elbow. The paved road is approximately 11 miles long and runs east-west from Tornapress to Applecross. The Bealach na Ba Road is rightly considered by many to be the toughest of all British transit routes. Sharp curves, gradients of up to 17 percent and the single-lane road make it almost impossible to overtake and get off the road. For this reason, speeds above 30 kilometers per hour are rarely allowed.

The Sani Pass connects eastern Lesotho with South Africa at an altitude of 2873 meters above sea level. The road is the third steepest crossing road in the world, with an altitude of 1,330 meters, which must be overcome in only 6.5 of the 76.5 kilometers of route. It was built in the 1950s and has remained virtually unchanged ever since: sandy ground, narrow passages without protective devices, as well as hairpins and serpentines, waterfalls and 180-degree turns allow a top speed of only 60 kilometers per hour. You may even come across the wreckage of vehicles that cannot pass the route from time to time.

Source: Blick

Ella

I’m Ella Sammie, author specializing in the Technology sector. I have been writing for 24 Instatnt News since 2020, and am passionate about staying up to date with the latest developments in this ever-changing industry.