And remember...Nicolas..whatever you do DON'T LOOK DOWN. This rather hairy picture is the September entry Volvo Truck's 2008 "True Strories" Calendar which shows various examples the Swedish truck marque in operation throughout the world. Although it has to be said that Nicolas Ancazi (that's him looking out of thw window (I SAID DON'T LOOK DOWN!) probably has one of the toughest delivery runs of the lot, being in South America and driving on one of the world's most dangerous roads. One false move and Nicolas and his venerable F16 rigid will be free-falling a thousand meteres down..gulp. But hey, he's down this run hundreds of times before and he's got nerves of steel (unlike Biglorryblog).
And my thanks to that towering titan of PR at Volvo Nigel Hanwell for digging up this picture for me. I'll attempt to blog more on the Volvo 'True Stories' calendar over the coming days. But in the meantime if you want one I suggest you go to www.volvotrucks.co.uk or e-mail marketinguk@volvo.com
I have just one question. Exactly what was the photographer standing on?? Perhaps one for the how to take a dec
You never heard of a sky hook Alan?
More pictures of traffic on this -and other- dangerous roads http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2006/11/most-dangerous-roads-in-world.html
Off Topic, but also nice http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2006/11/incomprehensible-intersections.html
..and some video's on the North Yungas Road (with topic description):
head on: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5rp1m8Xgxw & www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwqsA-MYKLQ ;
truck in fog (no lights..) www.youtube.com/watch?v=unQFkNNdAsU ;
by car, passing a truck: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSeqAwzDI7U & www.youtube.com/watch?v=70gPa0hUjPk ;
get your vehicle blessed, landslides, heavy traffic, human traffic light: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KKaQscc2cE ;
looking down: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FVHi0nyKig ;
tourist on local bus: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZC9Y5ICq0M & www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F61GKu9AzE ;
National Geographic item: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu0OOMpdvew