It´s a bike ride like no other. On one side of the road, you have a 600-metre drop off a cliff. On the other, a vertical rock. No wonder its unofficial title is the world´s most dangerous road. It is unpaved and on its upper reaches the clouds hug the cliff edge. The scenery, if you dare take your eyes off the road, is breathtaking. But the crosses that line the route remind you that not everyone gets to the other end, most recently an Israeli backpacker, just last week. THINGS I DIDN´T KNOW BEFORE TODAY
1. About 200 people on average died every year on this road, before a new road was constructed in 2006
2. Cars drive on the left, not the usual right, so that drivers going downhill can see the cliff edge
3. Eighteen cyclists, mostly backpackers have been killed going over the edge
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