Weird, Wacky, Informative & some not so...Info on travelling around the world!!

[Landrover]

Here I recollect some of the above facts that petrolheads have encountered while driving around the world.

Following are the facts by one of my fren Tod who travelled around the world on...yeah you guessed it right...Land Rovers as part of a cause (drive around the world, odyssey)

Cheapest Gas: China $1.60/gallon. i.e roughly Rs.16/liter

Most Expensive Gas: Atacoma, Chile $8/gallon, i.e. roughly Rs.86/liter

Worst Place to run out of gas: 1. Atacoma Desert Chile 2. Kolyma Highway (road of Bones), Russia

Weirdest Filling Station: Cambodia, village kids selling petrol in Whisky Bottle.

Funniest Road Sign: Don't Gossip, Let him drive, India

Worst Drivers: China, Argentina, Bankok

Hottest Highway: 53 deg. Mojave Desert, USA

Coldest Highway: -50 Deg. Yakutka, Russia

Highest Motorable Road: Marsimik La, 18652 feet, India

Lowest Motorable Road: -505 feet, Turpan, China

Most Deserted Highway: Gun Barrell Highway, Australia

Worst Average/Worst Highway: 15 hours to cross 75 miles, Monywa to Kalewa, Burma

 

[RSM]

Funniest Road Sign: Don't Gossip, Let him drive, India

Expected.

Worst Drivers: China, Argentina, Bankok

I was thinking, India, till now.

 

[Aditya]

The Drive Around the World Odyssey seems to have captured some arcane information!!

 

[350Z]

This is really interesting information! Which is the best road/highway in world where your friend has driven yet? and share some pics of his trip if you have.

Drive Safe,
350Z

 

[Landrover]

actually they were quite popular then, i lost contact with them now.

Their whole adventure was shown as a series of TV program in A1.

 

[cooldhaya]

Hey nice information collected up there Landrover!!

 

[vvk1987]

Good to know India is not worst drivers country
& of course very good information