I live off Hwy 199 which is ranked 13 - 16 on the most deadly highway list (depending on which site you look at). The road goes through absolutely gorgeous country. Deadly is calculated by deaths per mile of road. We had a bad reminder last week of how deadly it can be to travel on this road that we drive on every day.
krcrtv.com
Absolutely beautiful , but deadly drive.
Gorgeous, but potentially deadly drive--trees can fall on you, you can lose control and drive off the road or get hit by someone who lost control while speeding around downhill switchback turns.
DIL lost her father on this road.
My parents ran off the road, and a little tree kept their upside-down car from entering the river which was at flood stage.
Very fortunate for them, the car behind them rounded the turn and noticed that my parents' car had disappeared.
Last summer my husband's car was hit by a speeding car that lost control and skidded across the double yellow lines and hit him before stopping to the right of his car.
They need the jaws of life to cut the other car to pull out the two teenagers.
I didn't take a picture of the other car, because they were still working to get the second person out of the other car.
We also have numerous rock slides on this road.
nbc16.com
This is the section of road we drive on every day. The speed limit is 55 mph, but the locals drive faster. The flat-lander tourists gawking at the tall redwood trees drive much slower than the speed limit.
Between big trees falling down, accidents and rock slides, I don't think this road will ever get of the deadliest highway list.
CHP: 2 killed on Del Norte County highway when redwood tree falls on car
Two people from Yreka were killed when a redwood tree fell on a vehicle traveling on Highway 199 Thursday, according to the California Highway Patrol. Just before noon Thursday, a 2016 Honda Accord was southbound on Route 199 north of Walker Road when a large redwood tree fell onto the vehicle...
krcrtv.com
Absolutely beautiful , but deadly drive.
Gorgeous, but potentially deadly drive--trees can fall on you, you can lose control and drive off the road or get hit by someone who lost control while speeding around downhill switchback turns.
DIL lost her father on this road.
My parents ran off the road, and a little tree kept their upside-down car from entering the river which was at flood stage.
Very fortunate for them, the car behind them rounded the turn and noticed that my parents' car had disappeared.
Last summer my husband's car was hit by a speeding car that lost control and skidded across the double yellow lines and hit him before stopping to the right of his car.
They need the jaws of life to cut the other car to pull out the two teenagers.
I didn't take a picture of the other car, because they were still working to get the second person out of the other car.
We also have numerous rock slides on this road.
Update: Highway 199 reopens to traffic
Rocks, trees, and debris block Highway 199 at the California-Oregon border. Traffic is closed going both directions. (Courtesy Caltrans District 1)
nbc16.com
This is the section of road we drive on every day. The speed limit is 55 mph, but the locals drive faster. The flat-lander tourists gawking at the tall redwood trees drive much slower than the speed limit.
Between big trees falling down, accidents and rock slides, I don't think this road will ever get of the deadliest highway list.
