Would you drive this highway?

[True Dough]

Better do it while sober!




For those who are curious:

Stretching across 800 miles (1,287 km), the Karakoram Highway links Pakistan and China via the stunning Khunjerab Pass, which rises to 15,397 feet (4,693 meters). Often referred to as the “Eighth Wonder of the World.”

Stretching across 800 miles (1,287 km), the Karakoram Highway links Pakistan and China via the stunning Khunjerab Pass, which rises to 15,397 feet (4,693 meters). Often referred to as the “Eighth Wonder of the World,”

— michaeledward (@michaeledward.bsky.social) 2026-03-22T20:26:29.178Z

[underpants]

1. Cutting every corner.

[Deuxcents]

2. Pretty sure I'd run out of gas. I have been on the road to Hanna in Maui, twice. That was a trip!

[True Dough]

3. I hope that road

isn't under water. Some bad flooding in Hawaii lately.

[Deuxcents]

4. Yeah, I don't know if Maui is getting it as bad but I have thought about it. Some biblical flooding for some folks

[Danascot]

36. The road to Hana

When the road turns toward the ocean you get an often spectacular view of the sea from a height. When it turns away from the sea there is often a waterfall. This goes on for about 600 curves.

The road continues past Hana and you can circumnavigate the island, though most of the backside route isn't so spectacular.

[hlthe2b]

5. Well, that certainly wouldn't be the road I'd want to learn to drive a manual transmission w clutch!

I still remember my Father being pissed that I wanted to buy a (minimally) sporty car with manual transmission when I was a teenager. At the time we lived in a city with quite a few hills impacting their main roads. Well, he showed me--dropped me off and told me to figure it out. Heaven help whoever was behind me at all those stoplights going down or uphill--LOL. Still, by the time I got home, my white knuckles had blood flow again and I think I still had use of the clutch for at least a while longer.

But, that road brings a certain horror only elevated by that memory.

[GreenWave]

6. Can't they just get a giant iron and press the road straight?

[chouchou]

7. Some people would be a little bit sick at the 15,397 ft.

I've heard a lot of folks have guns. (Don't know why)

[sinkingfeeling]

8. Sure. Would be more fun in a 1969 Corvette with manual transmission.

[Niagara]

9. No, that road looks like it would give me nausea

I know this is the "roll the eyes" smilie but I'm inserting it here because the face is green to represent nausea.


And just because someone is nauseous doesn't mean they're going to do this.

[True Dough]

10. What if you didn't drive?

Just walked?

[Niagara]

13. Listen here, True

I regularly work out but I would never make it walking.

[True Dough]

14. A journey of a thousand miles

and all that, Niagara.

[Niagara]

15. I could make it to the first curve

Then I'd be flat on my belly panting.

[debm55]

11. No. Heaven's no.

[True Dough]

12. Do you think

you could roll a marble from one end to the other, deb?

[debm55]

19. I might. As a teacher, I had my students build marble mazes from empty TP rolls and Paper towel rolls. We used the side

walls of the cafeteria. That was fun. This road makes me dizzy just looking at it.

[LogDog75]

16. There's one problem driving up that road

Some jerk put a STOP sign at the top. Try keeping the car from rolling backward when you take your foot off the brake and then hit the gas pedal.

[LogDog75]

17. I've driven a couple of winding, hilly roads in Germany

You're trying to go fast enough to make it up the hill but slow enough to stay in your lane.

[Rizen]

18. I've driven worse than that.

Try Flagstaff road in Boulder, CO.

[Kali]

20. sure, why not?

I drove this

[True Dough]

22. Where is that, Kali?

Somewhere in South America is my guess.

[Kali]

23. Creel to Batopilas

Chihuahua, Mexico (Copper Canyon)
Dirt road at the time, it may be paved now.

[LudwigPastorius]

21. I'd hate to be the local Pakistani triple A guy.

[Emile]

24. Imagine driving a heavy loaded semi with no jake brakes across it.

[justaprogressive]

25. Oh boy! Let me loose 🚗

on that!

WHEEEEEEEE!

[Dave Bowman]

26. I'm dizzy just looking at it. 😵

[HappyH]

27. Oh yeah!

I got a little car I would just love to wring out on a road like that.
Anyone wanna ride with me? “Get in, sit down, shut up and hold on!”

[littlemissmartypants]

33. Me too, HappyH. My dad taught me to drive like he was expecting me to enter NASCAR.

I've always enjoyed leaning into a curve. 😀 🏁

[ms liberty]

28. I would drive it in my GTI Autobahn like I stole it. My husband would ride his Ducati over it in a heartbeat

Mine at least would depend upon it being a closed course. You just cannot drive that road in a car like it deserves if it's open.

[broiles]

29. I have taken this road.

The photo does not capture the beauty of most of the route. I never felt fear during this magnificent journey.

[Callalily]

30. Far too scary, although I did ride on Noways Troll Road

[Lars39]

31. Some skateboarder is looking at that going, "hell yeah!"

[jmowreader]

32. Reminds me of the Old Spiral Highway that leads into Lewiston, ID

&t=7s

He did NOT need to speed this up. This road is nerve-wracking enough as it is.

[littlemissmartypants]

34. Definitely. 🏁

[JustKay]

35. Makes me dizzy just looking at it!

And why didn't they just make the road straight? What's the point of all the curves?

[Sogo]

37. Is that a guy on a bicycle??

He's gonna be pretty winded by the time he gets to the top!