What are the most dangerous roads / mountain passes in the lower 48

This year im using an auto so i heard those are a breeze going down hill tractor pretty much controls how slow you go with jake brake on of course

 

Every time I've gone down Monteagle I have smelled someone burning up their brakes. It makes me pray for their sake that they never take those skills out west where the real hills are.

 

Even and auto ain't going to help if you're an idiot. And I was the one that would downshift in a manual going downhill.

And yeah there is downhill cruise control so that you can set your jakes and set you a descent speed. But if you select a bad one it doesn't help.

And being a western driver I never could figure out how anyone loses it on Monteagle. I mean there's half a dozen grades in Pennsylvania that'll spill you worse. They just don't have sexy names. Granted they're not on the main roads. But then again neither are all the really exciting ones. You know those two lane no guardrail no shoulder. Roller coaster rides that exist. On my left I have a rock face and on my right I have a 200-ft drop. Stakes are a bit higher.

Absolutely have to figure out how the heck someone Burns their brakes on cajon pass. It's not even a long grade and the grand scheme of things it's not even that steep. I mean it's not rocket surgery. I can see it if thereJ went out or something maybe that might make a little more sense. But I just don't get it how these people mess this up.

 

Here it comes....back in the day I ran triples for CF over Government camp, Or. Hwy 26 with no Jake. It's not a big hill but mid summer afternoons at 105k, well you just roll easy off the top. Yep we adjusted our brakes. It's your ### in that seat.

 

Crash.

 

When I drove tanker for PIE we didn't have jakes. I was running Idaho and Montana out of the Pasco terminal and I didn't have a bid truck. I drove whatever was in the yard and I got real good real fast at brake adjustments.
We just took our time. Hot brakes on a fuel tanker was something to avoid and we did just fine.

Now, that being said, I would have much rather had a jake.

 

Hot brakes on a fuel tanker, no bueno.

 

Even without jakes the same fundamental principle applys. Find a gear that can hold you and dont drive like a tool.

Granted I realize that might be asking alot these days.

Was fun sitting in the 2nd seat next to my grandfather as a kid. Why are we going so slow papa? "Cause id rather not have to deliver the mail via canoe!"

74 and hes still rolling. He still tells me that story. And about throwing me up into his ole freightshaker cabover.

 

Since I'm from Colorado, I figured I'd put my two cents in. Wolf Creek Pass over US-160 is pretty hairy, especially in winter. Same with the approach to the Eisenhower Tunnel on I-70 and Vail Pass to the west.