IN PICTURES: seven of the scariest and most dangerous routes in the world
By Sue Wilkinson
Published 5th Aug 2019, 10:54 BST
Holidaymakers planning on getting behind the wheel during their summer travels have been urged to take care when driving on seven of the world’s most dangerous routes.
Motoring specialists from LeaseCar.uk have compiled a list of perilous roads that travellers and nervous drivers should probably steer clear of where possible.
The Trans-Siberian Highway can vary from well-surfaced motorway in the west to an unstable and tricky dirt track in the east.
Conditions often deteriorate when heavy rains make sections of the road impossible to use, and extreme winter conditions almost fully destroy parts of the road each year.
The road is isolated and desolate, so it would be a good idea to carry survival supplies with you. If you get caught out here, it just might be the last mistake you'll ever make.
Tim Alcock of LeaseCar.uk said: “No matter how long you have been driving and how much experience you have, the risk of injury or even death is tenfold, so you should try to avoid them where possible."
Located in Tianmen Mountain National Park in central China, the 99-Bend Road to Heaven features you guessed it 99 death-defying hairpin turns constructed hundreds of feet in the air.
Its around 6.8 miles long with a maximum elevation of 3,855 feet metres, and in bad weather the road is incredibly treacherous.
