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The Tsugaru Iwaki Skyline (津軽岩木スカイライン, Tsugaru Iwaki Sukairain) is a toll road managed and operated by Iwaki Skyline Co., Ltd. in Hirosaki, Japan.It partially ascends Mount Iwaki and is notable for its steep gradient and 69 hairpin turns, which make it considered as one of the most dangerous mountain roads in the world.
World's Most Dangerous Roads is a British TV series in which two celebrities are filmed as they journey by 4×4 vehicle along roads considered among the world's most dangerous. The show was initially broadcast on BBC Two from 2011 to 2013, [ 1 ] and narrated by actor Adrian Dunbar .
Low-income countries now have the highest annual road traffic fatality rates, at 24.1 per 100,000, while the rate in high-income countries is lowest, at 9.2 per 100,000. [3] Seventy-four percent of road traffic deaths occur in middle-income countries, which account for only 53 percent of the world's registered vehicles.
The modernization included enlarging the carriageway from one to two lanes; asphalt paving; bridges, drainage, guardrails, and the building of a new section between Chusquipata and Yolosa, bypassing the most dangerous sections of the original road. As the result, North Yungas Road is now mainly used for bicycles, motorcycles, and walking.
Everything's more dangerous in Texas: Unfortunately for the Lone Star State, Texas has five of the top 25 most deadly U.S. locations in terms of speeding. From Beaumont to Dallas, Texas is a state ...
The most dangerous road in Malaysia. [7] Trans Sumatra Toll Road [8] 2,048 km (1,272 mi) Indonesia: Banda Aceh: Bakauheni: It is expected to be completed in 2029. Length is the total planned network length. North–South expressway: 1,941 km (1,206 mi) Vietnam: Hanoi: Cần Thơ: Majority of the route still planned or under construction
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Ranked fifth, Montana claimed 21.6 deaths per 100,000 in the population with Highway 2 being considered as one of the most dangerous roads in the state, the law firm found.