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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 08:39 PM
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 08:44 PM
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I saw a thing on the Discovery Channel about the Death Road of Bolivia. That's some crazy s*** man.
Old Feb 22, 2007 | 08:48 PM
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Thank God I don't live in Bolivia!
Old Feb 22, 2007 | 08:52 PM
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I've seen some of those before... but not the Sybirian mud road. How did any of those cars even make it as far as they did and why try? I see mud like that and I give up before even trying.
Old Feb 22, 2007 | 08:58 PM
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awesome, some look dangerous, but they are in beutiful locations! I wonder why so many trucks have to pass on that first road?
Old Feb 22, 2007 | 09:07 PM
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awesome, some look dangerous, but they are in beutiful locations! I wonder why so many trucks have to pass on that first road?
I forget which cities it connects, but that's the only road between them. The Bolivian Government is working (for like, 30 years now I think) on a new safer road but it's still a ways off.
Old Feb 22, 2007 | 09:10 PM
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that's the only road between them
wow, that's nuts!

speaking of nuts, these drivers have major ***** taking those trucks up there like that. props!
Old Feb 22, 2007 | 09:13 PM
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It's not a matter of courage, it's a necessity. I guess that in some parts the road is only 10ft. wide with a rock wall on one side and a sheer 2000ft. drop on the other.
Old Feb 22, 2007 | 09:15 PM
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im scared of heights... that stupid chinese walk of death on the planks nailed into the side of the mountain is not happening...
Old Feb 22, 2007 | 09:16 PM
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Am I the only one looking at that mud road and then glancing down at an FJ Cruiser brochure?
Old Feb 22, 2007 | 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by DragonR
im scared of heights... that stupid chinese walk of death on the planks nailed into the side of the mountain is not happening...

C'mon. Just pretend you're Spiderman.
Old Feb 22, 2007 | 10:20 PM
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eff that.
Old Feb 22, 2007 | 10:30 PM
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come-on now, there have to be a few streets in some dark ghettos that are more dangerous. you know the ones where you don't even stop for fear of being jacked.
Old Feb 22, 2007 | 10:37 PM
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^^ True. But there are no pictures because they keep stopping and getting their cameras jacked lol
Old Feb 22, 2007 | 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by DragonR
im scared of heights... that stupid chinese walk of death on the planks nailed into the side of the mountain is not happening...
same here. chains and wooden planks? oh no.
Old Feb 22, 2007 | 11:31 PM
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dude those roads looks like fun i'd so drive 'em that mud oh man what a better way to enjoy a jeep to drive that in with big bogger tires with a 540CID hemi engine omg now that would be hella fun!!!
Old Feb 22, 2007 | 11:54 PM
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errr... just don't look down..
Old Feb 23, 2007 | 12:47 AM
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Hey let's do Toque on the Bolivian death road! It'll be AWESOME!
Old Feb 23, 2007 | 04:45 AM
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ed you mean touge?
Old Feb 23, 2007 | 04:57 AM
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I actually drove on #5 a few times. It's dangerious, yes, and lots of imprezas and civics has died there.

It is a blast to drive though, and the views are amazing.



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