The journey can be just as rewarding as the destination, especially when it involves driving some of the world's most stunning roads. From the rugged coast of California to the winding passes of the Swiss Alps, these roads offer more than just a route.
What a roadtrip! Driving on these European roads will leave you speechless.
Slovenians often cringe at the sight of cracks on our roads. Even if we believe that the situation is not rosy, we should not be overly distracted by such things. Road conditions in some other parts of the world are much worse.
Although guardrails often prevent the worst, they are far from ideal. The Korean company Shindo Industry has recently introduced movable guardrails, which are supposed to help mitigate traffic accidents, because unlike classic guardrails, they absorb the impact.
Road construction has never been a particularly attractive event. Except maybe for kids who get excited about big excavators at work. But if roads were asphalted everywhere the way they are asphalted in Australia, then it would be a real attraction for everyone. What's more, this method of paving is so fast that the road is being created before your eyes. A five-kilometer section in the west of Australia was paved in two days!
Ice is a constant companion of winter, which can be very dangerous, especially if we drive at an inappropriate speed. If you find yourself in a situation - God forbid! - that you start to lean due to snow or icy patches on the road, it is good to know how to react correctly in order to correct the direction of the vehicle and it does not slide uncontrollably. See below for what to do if you start to lean on an icy road.
Two is better. But not when you drive your car through a toll booth. Dars' surveillance cameras recorded an unusual scene at the Bazara toll booth on the Vrtojba-Razdrto expressway. Two female drivers drove parallel through the concrete island. The tin was groaning...
Potholes are a harsh reality of many roads and sidewalks. Since the authorities usually start very late, drivers can often only protest helplessly, "break the teeth" of vehicles, and cyclists burst tires. If some time ago we met an artist who drew attention to the holes and cracks of those responsible by drawing penises, Jim Bachor approached the matter differently. Instead of waiting and asking the authorities to send a construction company with asphalt over the potholes, he patches the potholes himself with beautiful mosaics.
In Estonia, the land of ice, paradise summers and endless sunsets, the ice road across the frozen Baltic Sea has been opened again. It is the first and shortest of the six such roads, 3.9 kilometers long, and vehicles weighing up to two and a half tons can drive along it. The same road traffic regulations do not apply there as on asphalt roads, because you must not, among other things, be strapped in while driving on an icy road! Find out why below.
We Slovenians like to complain about Slovenian roads, saying that they are full of dangerous sections, but despite this, we are far from having the "privilege" of owning the craziest roads in the world. We have collected some of the most dramatic, dizzying, dangerous, winding, crazy and "drunk" roads that cling to hills, mountain walls, wind along the coast, the desert, the middle of nowhere, etc. and which demand full attention from the driver while paving the way. Of course, their bravery is duly rewarded with spectacular views.