EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ROADS

TRANS-SIBERIAN HIGHWAY, RUSSIA

Along with the Trans Canada Highway and Australia’s Highway 1,

the Trans-Siberian Highway is one of the longest in the

world. In order to get from Vladivostok to St. Petersburg, it

crosses forests, mountains, deserts and everything

in between. Much of it is unpaved and certainly not

ideal for a casual Sunday drive.

HIGHWAY 1, MEXICO

Measuring 1,711 kilometres (1,063 miles), the Highway 1

(officially known as the Mexican Federal Highway 1) was

finished in 1973. While some parts of the road are paved

with asphalt, most of it is little more than dirt and rock,

winding along dangerous precipices with no railings

or guardrails.

STELVIO PASS ROAD, ITALY

A mountain pass road in northern Italy, the Stelvio Pass Road

may not be the scariest nor the longest road but it

certainly is one of the most winding. Featuring almost

50 hairpin turns, this treacherous road has been

known to give drivers big trouble.

COTOPAXI VOLCANO ROAD, ECUADOR

Although there are many dangerous sections branching off

the Pan-American Highway, it is the Ecuadoran dirt track

known as the Cotopaxi Volcano Road that tops the list.

Enormous potholes, slippery slopes and all around precarious

driving conditions make this road a major challenge even

for the most experienced drivers.

PAN-AMERICAN HIGHWAY, USA TO ARGENTINA

As we just said, many dangerous roads branch off the

Pan-American Highway but the highway itself can be

fairly dangerous as well. Boasting the title of the world´s

longest motor able road, the Pan-American Highway

crosses two continents and traverses through jungles,

mountains, glaciers and deserts, which can

obviously lead to some challenges.

A44, ENGLAND

Leading from Oxford to Aberystwyth the A44 road is not

dangerous in the same way that the previous roads have

been but for some reason, it has been responsible for

so many head-on collisions that the government had

to step in with countermeasures.

A682, ENGLAND

Like the A44, the A682 road leading from junction M65 in

Lancashire to A65 at Long Preston, North Yorkshire,

seems like a quiet and uneventful road. In the past

couple of years, however, it has been responsible for

hundreds of fatalities. In fact, with a rate of 0.5 deaths

per 10 miles (16 km), the A682 is often described

as England´s most dangerous road.

HIGHWAY 5, CHILE

Driving along the Highway 5 (colloquially known as Ruta 5)

can seem rather harmless as it runs through flat and wide

open spaces. However, drivers are often lulled into a

false sense of security, leading them to speed which

has often resulted in tragic events.

SICHUAN-TIBET HIGHWAY, CHINA

Measuring about 2,140 kilometres (1,330 miles), the

Sichuan-Tibet Highway is located high up in the

Himalayan mountains. With a sad record of over 7.6

deaths for every 100,000 drivers, the road has a good

reason to be feared. Due to rock slides, avalanches

and poor weather, drivers should certainly use caution here.