Hey everyone Welcome back to most amazing top 10 Im your host Che Durena!
If I told you 5 years ago that hannah Montanas dad was gonna be putting out a country rap
song with rapper named lil nas x you would have laughed in my face.
Well here we are and its one of the most popular songs going and a country rap song might be
a sign of a revolutionary new type of music or the actual collapse of society.
Either way I got that song on repeat and it gave us here at most amazing top 10 inspiration
for a list.
So today I bring you Top 10 Scary Old Town Roads.
As always make sure you like, comment subscribe, hit the little notification bell and follow
most amazing top 10 on instagram and facebook, its great way to get to know the most amazing
top 10 hosts a little better.
And without taking any longer, lets get into it.
10 Passage de gois, France
Why would you go to France, because its romantic and you can eat your bodyweight in cheese.
And what would be more romantic than taking a scenic drive from the mainland over the
ocean you a beautiful island.
Oh my god its sounds like the end of a rom-com starring matthew mcconaughey.
Until you get stuck in the middle of the ocean.
Le Passage de gois is a lovely little road that is the connection between mainland france
and the secluded island of Noirmoutier.
Its a little over 4 clicks it passes right over the ocean and for whatever reason they
didnt build the road high enough to deal with the changing tides.
So if you decided to make this journey at the wrong time of day, the ocean will sweep
your car into the deep blue and turn your romantic french honeymoon into you and your
fiance yelling wilson at a volleyball.
To make this road sound even more pleasant, its even danger to drive while the tide is
down, because the ocean is constantly glazing the road with sea gunk making it super slippery.
So even if make the drive over at the right time of day still might hit some seaweed and
spin out like mario kart.
9 Zoji Pass, India
Have you ever driven over a bridge and been like holy crap were really high up, but thank
god theres guard railings and traffic lights and proper traffic markings on the road and
its not on the side of a mountain and one wrong move wont lead to me tumbling to my
death.
Well the Zoji pass in India is all these things and more more more more.
The Zoji pass in India is the second highest pass in the whole world, it sits at 3528 meters
of elevations, so a fall off of this road is enough to kill you like 3000 times over.
Its also extremely important because it connects the people in the isolated city of Leduc to
the rest of the world.
Imagine you live in Leduc and your like I gotta catch a flight so just have to make
the extremely dangerous journey along this mountain trail.
At least if you can do that your probably not afraid of flying.
8 Dalton highway, Alaska If youve grown up anywhere secluded with a
harsh winter then you probably know what its like to take long drives through snow covered
roads.
This is that times 1000.
The Dalton highway is in Alaska and starts off of the Elliott highway and then spands
for 667 km.
Most of this road is covered in ice year round and is riddled with potholes.
Most of this road passes through the middle of nowhere so if your car breaks down along
the way you kinda have too options.
Freeze to death or get eaten by wolves.
Also the winds along this road can get so strong that theyll pick up and throw rocks
at your car only increasing the chance of you become some wolverines brunch.
If you werent convinced by now to never drive on this road Ive got something for you.
The road ends in a place called Dead horse which is near the arctic.
I can only imagine this town got its name from back in the day when you road your horse
there it would die soon after.
Youll never catch me driving this stretch of land, I would sooner get into an uber with
the wrong license plate number.
7 Guoliang tunnel road, China
This road is kind of a marvel of craftsmanship and necessity.
The road was carved through a mountain in China by the people of the Bull Yang village.
They were cut off from the rest of the world so they decided to blast their way through
a mountain so they could get to the nearest starbucks.
What makes this road so dangerous is the constant construction and because parts of the road
actually pass into the mountain theres always a chance that a part of the tunnel could collapse
in on you and crush you to death
6 Tianmen mountain road, China
This one literally looks like a final track from mario kart, just imagining the twist
and turns could give someone motion sickness.
The Tianmen Mountain road in china is something that looks like a rally car divers wet dream
with 99 ultra tight turns on a very thin road.
You cant take your eyes of the road for even a second because the lanes are so tight that
it would definity lead you to smashing into oncoming traffic.
Not to mention the massive elevation change you go through from bottom to top.
Theres a 1100 meter elevation change, how many times would you have to pop your ears.
There some protective barriers along the road but with how tight and twisty everything is
and how high up the mountain side you are, it wouldnt take much for you and your car
to take a one way, no rope, bungee jump.
5 Eyre highway, Australia
This road seems like it has all the making of a perfectly safe road, it has no problem
with potholes or any kind of maintenance.
The road doesnt have a lot of twist and turns.
It dosent even cross in over any sort of natural risk like a massive thunderstorm.
But just like your parents telling you that your going to disney world and then taking
you to the dentist, this road is full of deceit.
The road stretches for 1675 km through one of the most remote areas of Australia.
So if you encounter any sort of car trouble I hope you brought loads of water and know
how to use a rattle snake as a socket wrench because its gonna be awhile before anyone
comes around to help you.
On top of that the road is so straight and so featureless that people often vear off
the road and into ditches or on coming traffic.
Theres so little going on that it lulls you to sleep and then crunch into a on coming
pickup.
This road bores you to death!
So many people have met the gruesome end of numbing boredom that the road has the nickname
slaughter alley.
4 North Yungas Road, Bolivia
I dont even know if you can call this one a road its more like a path or a open space
someone threw some asphalt on 30 years ago.
This road most hugs the mountain side of the North Yungas region in Bolivia.
And with me just glossing over how dangerous the area is with rebels and small wars constantly
being waged in the area.
The road is a complete mess with zero forms of safety precautions.
Most of it isnt paved at all and the parts that are have giant cracks and potholes in
them.
Its a normal occurance for entire busses to roll off this road and tumble into the jungle
below.
Its been giving the nickname Death road for good reason, there are crosses and grave markings
all along this strip symbolizing where other people have met their end.
Why are people still driving on a road called death road?!
3 Halsema highway.
Philippines The Philippines is one of the most beautiful
countries in the world, lush jungles, beautiful beaches, magnificent mountains.
But if you want to see all this amazing scenery it might cost you.
And by that I mean you might die.
The Halsema Highway in the Philippines goes up to one of the biggest tourist attractions
in the country.
The road going up however is not as nice to look at as it is extremely narrow and there
is constantly speeding tour buses rushing up and down the mountain.
Head on collisions are common place along this road.
At least thats all of the problems.
Well thats all of the problem if your traveling in the summer.
If you try to get up there any other time of year nature will make sure you suffer along
the way.
You could get hit with dense fog, falling rocks, monsoon rains and mudslides.
All of which could push your car off the road and send you falling down the 2000 meter fall.
Hey but if you make it to the top its going to look great for your insta.
2 Jalalabad-Kabul, Afghanistan
This one is kinda like mad max just with no guns.
The Jalalabad-Kabul road in Afghanistan passes over the kabul gorge and is at about 600 meters
elevation.
Weve had roads much height already on this list but what makes this road so much more
dangerous is the massive haul trucks that are constantly using in the road for transportation.
Because of this drivers get extremely reckless and are constantly trying to pass these trucks
on a extremely narrow road, a road that can barely fit two of these trucks side by side.
So you have massive trucks zooming by, with people driving like maniacs, on a little tiny
road, all slapped on the side of a mountain where if you make a wrong move you end up
tumbling into a gorge.
Oh and I forgot to mention that this road masses through a taliban controlled area.
So at the beginning when I said it was Mad Max with no guns I just meant to say its like
mad max.
1 Karakoram Highway, China to Pakistan
Next weve got a massive international highway that passes through some of the harshest conditions
you can come across.
The Karakoram Highway is the most elevated, paved international highway in the world it
maxes out at 4693 meters, thats 15,397 feet baby.
The road is so high that many drivers with crash because they start suffering from altitude
sickness while theyre behind the wheel.
The road is so high up that the air is literally too thin to breath for some people, its like
keep your hand at ten and two and always keep your oxygen mask on.
The road also passes through several mountains and canons with brutal conditions.
Everything from sandstorms, to blizzards, floods.
Its like living the movie 2012 just all packed into a family road trip.
And if that wasnt enough, because the road is so long and passes through so many deserted
areas, bandits will wait for people to come by so they can car jack them.
Ok I lied before, this road is like mad Max.
Well everyone that is our list!
Let me know in the comments whats the scariest road trip youve ever had or if you thought
there was a road that I missed.
Also I just watched the music video for old town road and its hilarious.
As always make sure you like, comment, subscribe, hit the little notification bell and follow
most amazing top 10 on facebook and instagram.
Until next time Ive been your host Che Durena and I’m going to jump into an uber and hope
for the best.