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The highest paved mountain pass in the Eastern Alps and the second highest in the Alps after the Col de lIseran (2770 m) the Stelvio Pass Road connects the Valtellina with the upper Adige valley and Merano. It is located in the Italian Alps near Bormio and Sulden 75 km from Bolzano close to Swiss border.While it might not be as risky as other deadly routes its certainly breathtaking. The tour books advise that the toughest and most spectacular climbing is from the Prato side Bormio side approach is more tame. With 48 hairpins this road is regarded as one of the finest continuous hairpin routes in the Alps.

Driving along the road can seem rather harmless as runs through flat and wide open spaces but apparently drivers are often lulled into a false sense of security leading them to speed which many times ends in disaster.

A road with a record of over 7500 deaths for every 100000 drivers has reason to be feared. Due to rock slides avalanches and poor weather drivers should certainly use caution.

Commonly recognized as the worst highway in Australia Barton doesnt have a very good reputation especially when it comes to getting people safely to their destinations.

Although it may sound harmless The Way to Fairy Meadows has nothing to do with Pixie Dust or Fairies. It is actually an extremely narrow and dangerous 10 km stretch of road that leads to Nanga Parbat or The Killer Mountain in Pakistan. Fairy Meadows is a nearby valley with serene views of the huge mountain.

Although there are many dangerous sections branching off the Pan American highway the 40km long dirt track that links it with the Cotopaxi Volcano National Park in Ecuador tops the list. With enormous potholes slippery slopes and all around precarious driving conditions make this a road a bit of a challenge.