The Hard Knot Pass: Britain's most dangerous road at which even a mistake at a bend can be fatal.
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| The Hard Knot Pass: Britain's most dangerous road at which even a mistake at a bend can be fatal. |
Built in Roman times, it is probably the most winding road in Britain, with some bends being extremely dangerous and wide enough for a small car to pass through.
In the heavy rain, the water was flowing on the road like a mountain stream. In that case, if I had gone a little faster on the dangerous bends of this intricate and broken road, I would probably have fallen straight down into the ditch.
When I turned my hand on the gear, it was found that the first gear was engaged and the speed of the vehicle could not be less than that. Suddenly a crowd appeared and my feet automatically hit the brakes.
The Hard Knot Pass is technically the straightest route from the Central Lake District to West Cumbria in the northwestern city of Lake District, England, but it is so steep and steep that it is difficult to get out. People (ie non-locals) are often instructed to take an alternative route that prolongs the journey by one hour so that this slope can be protected from dangerous driving on a one-way street.
Leading newspaper The Guardian described the route as one of Britain's "scariest roads". There are many famous stories about this road such as stories of sudden brake failure, accidents and slips and misunderstandings caused by falling from a narrow road. Such stories are common here.
Because of these myths and legends, some people question whether this dangerous 13-mile stretch between the towns of 'Boat' and 'Amble Side' should be closed to traffic or protected as a national heritage site. To go
The Hard Not Pass is considered one of Britain's scariest roads
Every year thousands of tourists from Ambleside's tourist center visit Lake Lake District, the largest national park in England. Then British drivers head to the hardest part of the road to enjoy dangerous driving on this complex road. Here is a series of winding hills climbing a dark hillside.
Appropriately you will see this most 'dangerous' series of roads around England's highest peak 'Scaffold Pike' and the deepest lake 'Westwater' in the mountainous wild west of Lake District. Many people consider hard knots a threat. "We've stopped guests from coming to the Hard Not Pass," said Greg Poole, owner of a local holiday home.
"You will definitely not fall asleep at the steering wheel while driving."
Heather Butcher, a spokeswoman for the Institute for Advanced Motorists, said: "It is possible to avoid the driver's experience. We do not recommend endangering ourselves or others. You can read reviews online from various sources which confirm that this is a difficult road, but we would advise all riders and drivers to travel on such roads with caution.
"People should not find a way to challenge themselves," said Neil Graham, a Cumbria police communications officer.
And yet for others, it is a milestone to enjoy the difficult path. There is a challenge that some adventurers like to take on.
This winding, 13-mile-long, winding road in the Lake District sometimes descends at once, and sometimes ascends at once.
Peter Frost Pennington, owner of nearby Manchester Castle, has driven hard knots hundreds of times, calling it "one of the most exciting and incredible roads in the world for driving, cycling or walking." It should be on everyone's to-do list.
When Poole can warn his vacation guests, he chooses to take the route himself, saying, 'I love driving on this route. It's exciting, challenging, beautiful, sometimes scary but never boring. You will definitely not fall asleep at the steering wheel while driving.
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| Why do you like to drive on this dangerous road? |
Why do you like to drive on this dangerous road?
As Hard Knot and its first destination climb the Rhinoceros Pass after Greenburn Lake, danger signs warn drivers, 'Narrow road. Dangerous turns, etc. But if you get there, there is no alternative or way back. You come across a series of ridiculously narrow paths of very short widths of bridges, the broken surface of the road, falling hundreds of feet down the rough cliffs on the side of the mountain.
The hardest part of the hard knot is less than a few miles, but it is 1,037 feet above sea level. In some places the climb is such that 'this route is unsuitable for caravans'.
The slopes here are more dangerous than the mountain ranges of Switzerland and the famous slopes of the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and other great cycling tours of Europe. The 2019 Eurosport documentary, based on the fitness of a few senior professional cyclists, described the route as England's toughest climb. An 'average' cyclist received six weeks of rigorous training in preparation for going through a hard knot. He still failed to pass.
My first experience of the Hard Not Pass was as a passenger with a very confident Royal Air Force team. We were heading to Schiffel Pike as part of the 'Three Packs Challenge', in which participants try to climb the highest peaks of England, Scotland and Wales in 24 hours. ۔
Like many tourists, we were amazed at the true nature of the road, and we walked through the narrow paths in the dark of a stormy morning. The driving officer struggled to cope with the situation and the engine of our car started screaming because the wheels kept slipping.
My second visit was with an elderly businessman in his proud new Jaguar. I warned him about the slope, but he said that his shining Jaguar could handle the Cumbrian slope.
However, a few seconds after touching the edge of the Hard Knot Pass, he was driving on a road he had never seen before. Its wide and comfortable luxury saloon car was totally unsuitable for this road.
With a red face and panting, he stopped his car on a rocky shore to catch his breath. Then we set off very slowly towards the foot of the hill.
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Then a few years ago, I got out of my car on a dangerous road trip in a 20-year-old modest C-Volvo car. |
Then a few years ago, I got out of my car on a dangerous road trip in a 20-year-old modest C-Volvo car.
Sometimes it felt like I might have fallen backwards, but if your car is 100% fine, the weather is fine, and you change gears properly, this trip is possible.
For those who love driving like me in this age of smart motorways and automatic cars, Hard Knot represents a memory of a time when you had to focus on the road as if your life depended on it. And wonder if your car will get to the destination.
Unlike most UK roads, this short road offers a memorable driving experience every time. It's an old-fashioned driving experience in England.
In fact, this little road of hard knots has a long and colorful history. The original route to this road was laid by the Romans around 110 AD, and in the upper part of the pass they built a strong fort of their own, now called Hard Not Fort.
The remnant stone walls of the castle are said to be a British national heritage site with clear views across the waterfalls and is one of the remnants of one of the distant Roman outposts in Britain.
After the Romans left in the fifth century, the road continued to be used as a dirt road for horses and mules until the local hoteliers' association, in the 1880s, sought to improve it. Encouraging the beautiful journey of horses and carts, refused to pay for its repair. A few years later, the scheme was abandoned.
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