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re: Bolivia’s road of death
Posted on 4/1/15 at 3:53 pm to Bunsbert Montcroff
Posted on 4/1/15 at 3:53 pm to Bunsbert Montcroff
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that's not really that fast on a bike.
On dirt/gravel?
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Posted on 4/1/15 at 3:58 pm to etm512
Posted on 4/1/15 at 3:58 pm to NFLSU
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I rode up Mt. Haleakala in the backseat of a rental mini van..terrifying.
I was driving a convertible mustang so I really couldn't see over the cliff.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 4:00 pm to hawgfaninc
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Many of the visitors are adrenaline-seeking cyclists, apparently enticed by the long, almost uninterrupted descent into Coroico and, perhaps, the ever-present danger of death. The road’s sharp gradient also allows for bike riders to travel at over 31 mph, no doubt giving it extra appeal.
There are even tour operators who will take adventurous cyclists along El Camino de la Muerte for a fee, and they are at least able to better ensure safety along the hazardous road. The best advice on offer, though, is to make sure that the bike’s brakes are working: they’ll be needed when going around the road’s many perilous hairpin bends.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 4:18 pm to hawgfaninc
I nearly went off the edge on a similar road. My client thought he would be cool and get high at a rum "bar" in upland jamaica near Discovery Bay. We ended up driving home in the rain on a similar although not as high road while it was raining....he lost control coming out of a turn and slid sideways for a good distance. When he came to a stop he was sober.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 5:14 pm to hawgfaninc
The road to Hana, Maui is similar with all the greenery and sheer drops. It's paved and wide through. And not such a steep decline.
The most scared I've been was in Colorado. Crazy steep cliffs and patchy ice on the road is no bueno.
The most scared I've been was in Colorado. Crazy steep cliffs and patchy ice on the road is no bueno.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 5:28 pm to TejasHorn
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The most scared I've been was in Colorado. Crazy steep cliffs and patchy ice on the road is no bueno.
Try it in whiteout conditions. And in a lot of places we don't have guardrails because they get in the way of snow removal.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 5:55 pm to hawgfaninc
Posted on 4/1/15 at 6:04 pm to hawgfaninc
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Many of the visitors are adrenaline-seeking cyclists,
probably getting in the way of normal people trying to get to work
Posted on 4/1/15 at 6:12 pm to hawgfaninc
Nope, nope, nope, nope
Posted on 4/1/15 at 6:27 pm to hawgfaninc
Top Gear Bolivia Special - Death Road segment
Nope. Nope. Nope.
Just one look of the drop RIGHT next to the road . . .
Nope. Nope. Nope.
Just one look of the drop RIGHT next to the road . . .
Posted on 4/1/15 at 6:30 pm to hawgfaninc
I drove the road to Hana. No way its even close to that.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 6:35 pm to hawgfaninc
This... Looks like fun. May have to buy a mountain bike in the future for this. Didn't think you could cycle on it. Not the same thoughts in an unwieldy car/truck/suv/bus though.
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