Stremnaya road is called the road of death and its situated in Bolivia

This road is known as the worlds most dangerous road as it has average of about 80 fatalities per year. The road itself is not the worst in Bolivia and I have been on a number that are worse - it looks dramatic though. Most accidents are due to macho driving or drunk driving which is common in Bolivia. 3 months ago a new road opened up on the other side of the valley and very few vehicles now use this old road. It it now mainly used just by the mountain biking companies from La Paz that sell trips to tourists biking down the worlds most dangerous road - its very popular but a bit over hyped. Biking down is aot safer than be in a bus driven by a drunken driver. I have travel this road quite a few times.

Oh my word, it looks scary! I'm a nervous driver, and I like straight flat roads and I prefer to drive in the evening when there is not much traffic. I suppose in places like Bolivia, the only alternative to the road is a sort of aerial ski-lift - only it would be difficult to transport a lot of goods on a ski-lift.

That is actually a very cool loking photo ...as for the driving the the road once you got on the road itself you probably wouldn't feel as scared ..but from the photo it sure looks very scary lol ...would be quite the walk my friend you might want to reconsider trying to walk it ...lol hire a four wheeler and then drive the road that would be awesome ...

Thanks for the pictures. I felt my heart drop in to my abdomen! I noticed some of those vehicles are buses full of people! I do remember the movie Romancing the Stone. They had a "pleasant" slide down the mountain although I'm sure most accidents do not end so nicely. I have been on many scary mountain roads in Colorado and Arizona and had the choice of taking one that was a two way when it should have been a one way! I decided to opt out of that one needless to say. I hate heights.

I would be terrified to drive on this roadand I would be scared to be in a vehicle that someone else was driving on this road! I saw this on TV this recently myself and it took my breath away! I would get outand walk - even if it took me all day!

WOW! Their is no way you would catch me on that road. I am terrified of hights to begin with and add the tiny twisting road no thanks lol. Their is a road in Canada that isn't anywhere near that bad, but is bad enough in B.C. It's called Roger's Pass and it's in the mountains so if you do go over the edge your in for a LONG drop. Enjoyed your post :)

Awesome pictures, both in Bolivia and China. No way would I want to drive or even ride on either road. Just the thought of it makes me sick. I think I'll even pass on the chance to walk them. Driving on a few roads in the Cascade Mountains in Washington State years ago left me weak in the knees and stomach. After all, we have nothing like that here in Florida.

Hell no. Only inside a mini and that wouldn't be fun at all for me. I remember seeing this road on a program which shown the worst roads and the presenter drove madly around it. I wouldn't, Nobody would get me there either. (for the fact I hate heights) Laugh out loud! ~Joey Kudos!

walking it seems a good option, we all need to reduce are carbon footprint and so walking it would be good to everyone

Some such roads (with hairpin bends and very steep zigzag slopes) do exist on the road between Manali and Leh in India, but this one is also very dangerous. I saw a Bond Movie yesterday night:"Quantum of Solace" starring Daniel Craig. I saw La Paz, and Bolivian desert. It had a Bolivian setting as core of the story.

This is definitely scary for me ... Indian roads are better it seems ... !!

Thank you so much for this discussion and sharing the link. Professor ‘Bhuwan’. . God bless you. Welcome always.