10 Roads You Would Never Want to Drive On

Rhodes you would never want to drive on posada Gua France this 4.3 kilometer stretch of road links the French mainland with island of Norman's here on France's Atlantic coast at first glance you might think that's not a bad road to drive on wait a few hours and your opinion will change as the tide comes in and causes the entire route to vanish twice a day this road is underwater and any car that mistimes their crossing is going with it even if you time the tides just right driving this road can be a challenge because it's wet and covered with seaweed which can make it as slippery as ice patio palü / takaki road greece over the 23.5 kilometres greek road the elevation changes almost 500 metres this might not sound so bad to you right now but throw in a lot of potholes significantly tight twists and turns heavy truck pedestrian and livestock traffic and the fact that there are very few if any guardrails and you have one hell of a dangerous road the icing on the cake for this particular route is that there are often no lines or markings which means many nighttime travelers drive straight off the road and to their death luxor al Hurghada road egypt this stretch of road between the ancient city of Luxor and the Red Sea resort city of Hurghada is one which many will tell you to stay away from but why you ask first the road goes through some rather remote areas where a breakdown can mean big trouble depending on what time of day it is second this area is known to be patrolled by bands of criminals and terrorists who generally strike at night this has led many people to drive without their headlights on at night resulting in a significant number of fatal head-on collisions if you want to drive at night buy some high-end night-vision goggles please taroko gorge road tae-hwan part of taiwan's highway number 8 the taroko gorge road is widely considered to be the country's deadliest stretch of roadway carved into and sometimes through the mountainous terrain this road faces significant erosion and landslides thanks to heavy rain and earthquakes it has made all the more challenging by the fact that the road is extremely narrow in spots and has numerous blind corners which can be full on surprises lose control or get bumped by another car there's a good bet you are plummeting down the side of the mountain and becoming the latest victim of this infamous stretch of road skippers canyon road new zealand when your rental insurance won't cover you for driving on a road you know it must be dangerous located in Southwest New Zealand skippers canyon Road has all the characteristics you'd expect of a dangerous route it is carved into the side of a mountain has very little in the way of safety features and barriers and is extremely narrow in fact this sixteen point five mile stretch is so narrow that if two vehicles meet one will often have to back up for some distance to find a pass wide enough to let the other pass safely house Emma Highway the Philippines situated 2,000 metres above sea level this road is deemed safest in the summer months of March and April that's because over the rest of the year heavy rainfalls fog rock and mudslides can turn this route into a nightmare tourists braved the risks to take in the amazing views of the landscape unfortunately the dangerous environment combined with the fact that tour buses often drive far too fast on this rather narrow stretch means that every year there are many crashes as vehicles hit one another or simply roll off the edge of the road and plummet down the mountainside Tiananmen mountain road China 11 kilometers long and with an elevation change of 1,100 meters from start to finish this Chinese roadway is not for the faint of heart with 99 hairpin turns this road isn't narrow by the standard of other roads mentioned in this video but meeting an oncoming vehicle can make things a bit challenging there are barriers all along the route but too much speed or getting caught up in the beauty of the surrounding mountains won't prevent you from going over the edge and taking a rather long fall to the bottom your Highway Australia straight flat and well-maintained Australia's ear highway doesn't sound like it belongs on this list of dangerous roads do not be fooled this 1675 kilometre long stretch of road goes through one of the most desolate and remote parts of Australia picture Mad Max only with far fewer bandits and more wombats camels and kangaroos in fact the road is so straight flat and featureless that motorists have a hard time paying attention or even staying awake this has produced a significant number of crashes and collisions resulting in Australians giving the road the nickname slaughter alley Karakoram highway China to Pakistan the world's highest paved international roadway the Karakoram highway cuts through the mountains and canyons that link China and Pakistan naturally being a mountainous route this road is dangerous to begin with add in heavy fog sudden blizzards and flooding and you have a terrifying Drive it doesn't end there however as bandits and terrorists are known to camp out near certain sections of the road always ready to strike an unsuspecting target even if you can handle all of this the highway is so high above sea level that some drivers suffer from altitude sickness thanks to the thin air Soji la paz india it truly is amazing what some people will call a road this 9.5 long stretch is situated 3.5 kilometres above sea level and links the cities of ladka and kashmir high winds and heavy snowfall make this route impassable for long periods during the year motorists are advised to use four-wheel drive but the mud can become so thick after a rain that even the best vehicles get stuck even in perfect weather the narrow roads lack of safety barriers and use by other large trucks and livestock mean the shoji lap pass is one road to stay clear of all right so maybe after this video we should all just stay home but thanks for watching here 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Published: Thu Oct 29 2015

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