Thousands of people die every year across the world due to of road accidents. There are different reasons for accidents, in some cases drivers are drunk or careless but it doesn’t mean all accidents are because of that some accidents are because of the roads also.
There are some roads, which can be called as “ Death Invitation” roads. In this article world’s most dangerous roads are mentioned.
Yungas Road (Highway of Death Bolivia)
This Bolivian road of death is most dangerous road in the world. This road is located between La Paz and Coroico cities. This region is called Yungas because of that this road is named as Yungas Road.
Heavy vehicles like buses, trucks, and lorries use this road. The wreckage of so many buses and lorries can be seen there. From last few years this road got great attention of cyclists and motorcyclists also. “ Gravity Assisted Mountain Biking” is one of most extreme sports, which is played on this road.
Every month more 200 people die on this road and annual figures for death toll on this road is more than 3000.
Guoliang Tunnel Road (China)
This road is well known road among the killer roads around the world. The villagers living in Guoliang region built this road. Total length of this road is almost 1200 meters and its located in Taihang mountains in China.
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In my travels around the world, I have seen a lot of conventional sites and a lot of off-the-grid sites too. Besides many other new things, these experiences have made me learn that many of the great destinations for tourists are not always “undiscovered”.
Many spots have a well-deserved name for being cool destinations, and some other locations you have never heard of keep that repute for a good reason. Despite that there are many places which have gained undeserved fame for being a location you “must” see before death – but whenever I have visited them, I have felt a bit disappointment.
I will tell you 9 of those today, but…
I never liked to go overly-negative, so besides telling you what is wrong with these over-rated destinations, I will also introduce one alternative for each place that is also worth seeing. And then if you have seen either the overrated one or the alternative one, you can inform me if you believe I am wrong, and also open to add your own overrated destination for everybody else to take into consideration.
Ready, now? Here we go.
Niagara Falls
Niagara is good to see once, but you should not prefer to stay there long. Whether it is the Canadian side or American side, it is overrun with kitsch. No doubt, it is a big falls. Really great! How much longer until we return home?
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