johnlt Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 I enjoy watching the "ice road truckers" on the Dalton because I've ridden it in the summer on a BMW. Now they have expantd the series into "History's Most Dangerous Roads" with the first one being some road in northern Inia that looks every bit as bad as the one most of us have seen on video in south America. Cool series!!! Link to comment
Haynes Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 I hope we see it here as well. Link to comment
ka5ysy Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Great show. Alex figured out, after two crashes getting out of town, that the drivers there (India) are crazy and went home alive. Lisa, after a bout with heat exhaustion, seems about to figure out the same thing and go back to Alaska. The third guy (newbie to IRT) seems constantly about to have a stroke with drivers pulling blind passes in turns on a two lane road. Interesting show with terrible roads. Link to comment
MAT2CHI Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 The people over there drive crazy. So far I've seen nothing I would want to ride on. Link to comment
notacop Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 What about the ROAD to RUIN? Didja ever wonder on the Ice Truckers, how they just happened to have a camera under the river when they fell through? Buncha malarkey. It's all staged. If you take out the human factor, most all roads are safe. Link to comment
Nomad Indy Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Have ridden the Roadovia de morte in Bolivia, From Bella Horizonte, Brasil to La Paz, Bolivia on a 250 Honda. Link to comment
Silver Surfer/AKAButters Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Great show, although the new guy needs to chill out a bit. Clearly, passing on blind double yellows is the norm there, particularly when following slow underpowerd trucks up the hill. Now, the bridge, that's nother story. WOW! Link to comment
upflying Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 I know I won't be renting a car the next time I visit India. OTH, I'd like to see some of them little, rugged diesel cars imported in the US. Link to comment
SageRider Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 I know I won't be renting a car the next time I visit India. OTH, I'd like to see some of them little, rugged diesel cars imported in the US. http://www.mahindrana.com/ Link to comment
johnlt Posted October 4, 2010 Author Share Posted October 4, 2010 The Bolivia road pics I've seen look very much like these in this TV show in northern India. I would not drive a cage on either but would consider a small moto. Link to comment
David13 Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Ice road became boring to me long ago. But this was on last night and it was a nice change. But once is enough. They only showed that car door being crunched 15 times. That's a bit too melodramatic for me. dc Link to comment
Shaman97 Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 If you take out the human factor, most all roads are safe. Uh..if there are no humans on it, then why have a road at all? Link to comment
notacop Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 then why have a road at all? Chickens have to have something to cross! Human factor, as in DUMB! Folks with smarts can do lots without causing a problem...Duh. But then, that's the human factor. Link to comment
bmw_rider Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Their rule is honk and go. Clearly it works for them, most of the time. Link to comment
eddd Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Tried to watch this on Sunday. I mistakenly thought it was a National Geographic type show. Turned it off before they even got to the mountains. The whole concept of having the Ice Road drivers is too scripted. Link to comment
1springer Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 What's the Dalton really like? Any pictures? Link to comment
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