drive over mt. road?
 

<BR>On the 18th anniversary of Mt. St. Helens we saw a car go over the mt. and roll down about 50ft. and then stop upside down on a tree that had gone over with the volcano. Needless to say this freaked me out! I am wondering how often this happens on mt. roads....by the way, the family crawled up to the road safely!

<BR>buses go over in the andes!

<BR>Sometimes when you stop and look over, you see cars that are quite old that are way down....assuming that they have been there for awhile. There must be a story to each one!

<BR>In India some of the mt. bridges are propped up with oil drums. That will take years off when you notice that, while sitting in a mini-bus packed with people!

<BR>Where exactly did this happen??? Are the roads that bad???????

<BR>In Colorado I saw a RV scrape the side of the mt. all the way down...because he ignored the no longer than 24 ft. signs!

<BR>I don't understand why guard rails are not in place on some of the more dangerous heights! I have seen cars hung up on a tree way below, also.

After 2 cross country road trips, the most important thing I need to remember when driving downhill on a mountain road is to downshift and not ride your brakes. Let your engine do the braking, it is so much easier driving this way. In Leadville, CO, I saw a semi overturn. Thankfully the side of the mountain was not that steep and the truck didn't crash down to the valley! <BR>