Bolivia's Death Road | Top Gear | BBC

[@TopGear]

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[@eun5oo280]

Oh look you came back after almost 7 years :D

[@milehightarantulas8563]

Id rather not

[@mist3151]

Bring back Clarkson Hammond and May

[@overtaxedinmn5913]

Biggest mistake, oh wait this is the BBC. Clarkson is a genius!

[@emmettroche313]

No because the new top gear is shit

[@diegomoreno6274]

*in an unpaved death road* Hammond: "this car is close to undriveable" Keeps on driving like it was a rally

[@ryanclark7962]

His brakes weren't working properly

[@danielzonneveld7712]

In latin america you have to go with the speed of traffic if you can. If not, people will overtake on corners and then crash into each other and fall off the mountain... (Long story short)

[@MrWolfSnack]

The brakes were drum brakes and they had gone. They were worn to nothing or stuck open, so he could not slow down.

[@cozinoda]

@@MrWolfSnack so on a death road with shot brakes. Madlad.

[@dylanlockler1039]

@@MrWolfSnack He could shift into a lower gear

[@hugorewucki8386]

James: about to kill Jeremy Jeremy: checks he is in neutral

[@bigul_siwach]

😂😂😂

[@yellowbat79]

Priorities people, priorities.

[@dr.debajyotibose2928]

well spotted.

[@NSAhitLIST]

If he didn't then he would need another push.

[@mxbx307]

Old Range Rovers with traditional manual gearboxes. I don't think that's even an option on the modern models. We had a Mk 1 Discovery in 1993 which was manual but all the other JLR cars I've seen more recently have been auto.

[@samuelisaza2695]

Always remember, there is a camera crew that follows them to all the crazy places they go, they also earn respect

[@tristan6509]

Although atleast the camera crew drives a decent new car instead of these shitboxes

[@Baruch.Spinoza]

The cast said that they normally drive land rovers because the back window can be taken out for those shots of the car from the front

[@thederperone4653]

No. We all know that camera men can't die. Name one movie where the camera man died.

[@cameronkeenan6111]

@@thederperone4653 Blair witch?

[@tristan6509]

@Bulgarian Lion older cars are way more reliable and durable, but it's never gonna be as comfortable as a new car Especially with the fucked up suspension on those cars, the shock absorbers are as hard as wood

[@Theunkownofbelgium]

Everyone is gangsta until they see legit fear on Clarksons face like towards the end of this video

[@DVDAXD]

Or James with a machete

[@n1thmusic229]

Well what do you expect Jeremy is literally inches from death

[@AcceptableBread]

Lmao the look of both relief and fear was priceless. I lived in Bolivia when I was younger and the buses would haul so much ass on the mountain roads.

[@jorgemercado4428]

@@AcceptableBread you either drive fast enough to miss the drop, or drive hard enough to make it a quick end, those are your choices. Or place c is haul ass and have faith in your crack bus driver that been doing this for 10 years and seemingly is alive.

[@TheSphongleface]

Everyone is gangsta no.

[@HolowatyVlogs]

“James is killing Jeremy, things are going well.”.

[@sambarth8697]

69th like, nice

[@thedistractedcanadian4355]

2:54

[@wade.s7178]

1000th like

[@ermusic2806]

Oh no! Anyway... Onto the new McLaren!

[@lewitm4591]

*but

[@jessesargent4097]

The dust is blurring his sight to drive::: doesn’t slow down at all.

[@regularbloke2117]

He said that his brakes dont really work

[@Maniacguy2777]

He said that his brakes really not work.

[@incogspectator3042]

I wouldn't even be doing that shit without brakes and a proper steering wheel.

[@Bileygr20]

Incog Spectator well they bought Japanese what do you expect

[@akhildude41]

Daredevil

[@backhandok]

James May: "I don't like heights." Also James May: Pilot's licence.

[@sparrowlt]

ironically fear of heights dont come when riding a plane or a helicopter or balloon

[@TempestCrown]

@@sparrowlt could be he's more afraid of falling. In a working aircraft you're not at risk of free-fall.

[@sparrowlt]

@@TempestCrown i renember long time ago something about fear of highs only ocurring when you have your feet on the ground.. once you are "in the air" it doesnt appear. probably some psycological process.. as you say when you have your feet in the ground you can fall.. once in the "air" you cant fall or are not "about to" as you are either inside an aircraft or in a baloon basket. parachute jumpers also say this.. after leaving the plane (or while riding it) there is no fear of height even when you are in fact falling towards the ground

[@volofant]

In aircrafts, you can control where you want to traverse. But in uncontrolled ones like falling off a ledge as tall as a skyscraper with your car, it's a whole new story.

[@villepalmu348]

@@sparrowlt Untrue I have a fear of heights not really falling but in planes its the worst I'm literally having a constant panic attack the whole flight but im 5 stories up in a building and look out the window and I get anxiety I cant really explain why tho in a plane its also the feeling of being so small

[@lorentzcoffin4957]

Had the pleasure of traveling along some of this route, they’ve since bypassed the most dangerous bits but that’s cold comfort when you peak out the window and you see a sharp 100 foot drop whizzing past.

[@sunnydaze2359]

Sorry, but it just sounds funny to say “ I saw Mr. Coffin driving along this deadly road today “ 🙄😅

[@rachelcookie321]

The pleasure? I don’t know how anyone could possibly enjoy that drive. I would avoid it at all costs.

[@derpyderp1991]

And that looked much higher than a 100ft drop

[@allmotorfg2437]

@@derpyderp1991 Lol yea he's a little off. Some of the drops are close to 1500 feet.

[@MajinMist603]

@@allmotorfg2437could have meant 1,000 feet but just didn’t add a zero

[@MrMaxer13]

6:38 Jeremy has *balls of steel* to even try to do that.

[@tomplaysbonk]

What choice did he have?

[@GuldstrandLin66]

Maxer13 He Had...

[@TheAccess1234]

@@tomplaysbonk couldn't be have just stayed still and let the white car pass? It seemed to have enough room to get through

[@durond29]

@Salmonfaky It's definietly staged or maybe edited

[@midnightfun1277]

There was a wide shot though that showed him driving it that close. It was scary neverthless. And it would still take some ball of steel to drive to that.

[@obi-wankenobi4056]

This is how my parents went to school.

[@theknitby]

Our parents*

[@Majthoub]

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA

[@SlyRoapa]

Except up-hill both ways, barefoot through snow.

[@volkswagenpologameing9840]

damn, two r/wooosh'd

[@yammmit]

Pietro Anghelone lol I don’t think you got the joke, “Pietro”

[@Pastpresentfuturedemise]

That moisture on jeremys face wasn’t rain, it was sweat

[@angryocker6085]

Reminds me of the landing scene in the movie Airplane 😂

[@Cravos060290]

Jeremy had three kinds of moisture in his clothes at this point.

[@RicardoSilva-qp4bb]

😂

[@monsterguy3851]

Hm yes flood here is made of floor

[@-HutchMansell]

Cold sweat

[@DoctorPepper445]

"Sticking to the code of the Top Gear brotherhood, I left James and Richard behind."

[@paleoph6168]

Bruthas indeed

[@beerbatreps3861]

"this is so steep and dangerous and my car barely works" -proceeds to drive insanely fast in every scene

[@thefilipinogamertfg]

*modern problems provide modern solutions*

[@Engineer9736]

They make the camera wobble on purpose to make it look fast

[@helgeschneider2471]

thats just fake and made up lol they originally drive slow af

[@gmti486]

Hammond is a "Driving God" after all.

[@AverageAlien]

@@Engineer9736 or maybe....the camera wobbles because the suspension of their beaten up trash mobiles is shot?

[@fredericfrancoischopin3567]

still isn't more dangerous than that time when they went to Alabama.

[@Brakvash]

Argentina was alot more dangerous than some hick US state

[@fredericfrancoischopin3567]

@@BrakvashDo you know what is even more dangerous? How oblivious you are to jokes.

[@rodolfomeneses3120]

Benjamin Antman is that something to be proud of?!? Idiot

[@adanperez648]

@@Brakvash L

[@zwurka6826]

@@Brakvash Just delete your reply for the sake if humanity

[@mayonez1795]

Tonight on BottomGear: James drives down a cliff Jeremy defies gravity Richard drives car

[@VivaCristoRei9]

r

[@didncozosksma4466]

*A REASONABLY PRICED CAR*

[@z-trip5457]

H A M M O C K

[@jacksonmeads1161]

Hannomd.... hellp!!?!!!11

[@karevilen]

hamond idiot brok car crash in fhield again?.!??

[@simonemartini4856]

i love how every dialogue between those three guys is "my car isn't broken, your car is"

[@cristobalarraya3857]

I’m from Bolivia and everytime I go to the Yungas jungle I’m so glad that they have a new and high quality road it’s so nice out there but the journey is horrifying

[@AntonySimkin]

So the road we've seen in this video is paved now and it's a normal road?

[@militarpoliticanoticias9539]

@@AntonySimkin I think now there is another road (Route 3), and this one is now just for bicycles.

[@mikemhz]

@@militarpoliticanoticias9539 That helps me sleep at night lol

[@mxbx307]

@@AntonySimkin I heard that this isn't the authentic Death Road experience. The old one was so dangerous that they closed a large part of it and are building a safer, more modern one.

[@nightfalls5462]

yea no, fuck that shit srsly, 3rd world country smh,

[@ajaxon7017]

theres something lovely about a man with as gentle a voice as james may saying politely "... and now you are going to get machete'd to death"

[@jeanackle]

"lovely" isn't exactly the word I'd use...

[@Jackw00pw00p2]

The most polite of murder maniacs.

[@gxlorp]

It's not polite. Its British. Consequently his specific British accent is grating on the ears

[@infinitive7654]

@@gxlorp u wot m8

[@S0nyToprano]

Gayyyyy

[@elmalo3462]

"that is a massive, massive drop" Cameraguy filming the cliff while standing on the roof of the Moving truck. No stress

[@BoberBoomMan]

He was promoted to official cameraMAN after this special. True story

[@rqb6731]

@@BoberBoomMan and then later died from radiation poisoning

[@naheednawaz6004]

I’m pretty sure there is a camera there not the actual man lol

[@elmalo3462]

@@naheednawaz6004 you must be so fun in a party ^^

[@obamareloadsyt629]

el Malo he probably is lol

[@sharonmercado2558]

I'm a bolivian and crossing this road is one of my deepest fears. There are many more crosses for the deads. The sad truth is that usually big trucks encounter in this road 6:44 , so that's why is unimaginable to cross this part but it's the job of many transportists. Yet, some drunk drivers try to pass this road, killing a lot of people in the process. Bolivia is a dangerous and breathtaking place to travel to. You just have to decide where to go and which roads not to take.

[@egor.kuznetsov]

They will have the coolest stories to tell their grandchildren

[@CTeves97]

They don’t have to say anything just watch the show lol

[@LipticZone]

@@CTeves97 exactly

[@yavuzkrat3858]

@@CTeves97 I'm pretty sure they also lived so many things that weren't filmed or cut from the show. So they do have many things to tell their grandchildren

[@jspaceemperor420]

Only Jeremy and Richard will be able to

[@regrarui1088]

Ppˆo

[@II-Taco26-II]

2:59 "James Is Killing Jeremy, But Things Are Going Well” - Hammond 2013 😂🤣

[@edwinv4155]

“My car is perfect is every way apart from it not starting” LMAOO

[@patrandom6705]

3:36 Imagine Hamond's steering kicked back in at that moment and just threw him off the road.

[@gavin2715]

Lmao he'd survive. He's Hammond after all

[@finlandball1939]

@@gavin2715 *Rimac Exploding Noises*

[@gavin2715]

@@finlandball1939 *insert people on an ATV and sirens in the background*

[@JetFalcon710]

@@finlandball1939 *Vampire dragster has entered the chat*

[@mightytax]

They need to drive that Reliant Robin on this road

[@TheMuteGamerTV]

Great idea

[@Firemarioflower]

How hard can it be?

[@Firemarioflower]

@@brinley9629 Yeah i figured as much. You took my comment too seriously, I was just using the quote TopGear always put when they dream up some crazy challenges. They always say: "How hard can it be" and then things will sink, catch fire or get destroyed. LOL.

[@Firemarioflower]

@@brinley9629 Nah....

[@jaxt2578]

Yes

[@athanagames]

"Did your co-presenter of your television program just attack you with a machete?" "I believe he just did" "That doesn't happen on gardening shows or the morning news, does it?" "I don't believe it does" This is why I love Top Gear.

[@andytaylor1588]

...and is a good indication of why Brits aren't allowed to have defensive weapons any longer. Sheeple.

[@Joey_williams426]

Andy Taylor in America James would have just shot Jeremy and claimed self defence 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@emeyeenaych]

bruh can we just have a comment pointing out funny bits without having to get political like *sHeEpLe*

[@Joey_williams426]

banh mi it's not even political...

[@emeyeenaych]

Joey Williams sheeple is often used in a political way though, like people blind to what the government is doing

[@solarplexis5]

Nope. Nope. At 6:40 I would have just said screw it I'll get a new car, just left it there and walked back.

[@ytslickshot_s7158]

solarplexis5 I would of fucking shit myself

[@ytslickshot_s7158]

O hell nahhhhhh

[@thomastmc]

I would have crawled out of the back and pushed the car over the side myself, and then told James and Hammond a ridiculous tale of how I climbed out at the last second. But, ya... me too.

[@dudepool7530]

I have no idea what any of you are on about. i chickened out at 2:37... yeah, my fear of heights is that bad...

[@basementkidd6818]

The second I would see another car I would rush to the side next to the rock even if I’m going in the wrong lane. Nothing in this world will make me pass in the same side as the cliff, I would fucking hug that mountain.

[@luzherrera4463]

I'm bolivian and my father and I went through this road like twice. There was a moment at which half of the front wheel was half off the cliff, according to the driver, this is way more usual than you could think. And it is even more common to see those tombs on the way. Thanks for showing the beauty of my country!

[@facundoyarade7731]

That is the road from La Paz to Coroico?

[@Kylirr]

Terrible icon

[@bearmarco1944]

@@Kylirr Ky is right. It's awful

[@connorrose_0447]

Your parents will use your real name when they bury you

[@doritos6548]

@@connorrose_0447 Tf?

[@archangel9191]

03:00 - "I was perfectly (BLEEPED) straight with you about this and now you're going to get Machete'd to Death!"

[@chrishargreaves8016]

Gabriel Edward John D'Argo Sun-Smith I don't understand why JM didn't just go last in the convoy, then no-one would've run in the back of him.

[@severussnape8349]

Gabriel Edward John D'Argo Sun-Smith l

[@guilhermefernandes222]

Christopher Hargreaves whats the fun on that?!

[@iamspeed2017]

Gabriel Edward John D'Argo Sun-Smith lmao that's how the locals would do it to lmao

[@totally06]

Thats why you should put captain slow at last.

[@jamesblatch1]

"James is killing Jeremy, but things are going well" hammond

[@yeahbee8237]

I don't even think it was a joke

[@holeefuk3159]

I read that when they said that🤣

[@samueleduardo4505]

I just read your coment y that exact time that they say it in the video

[@daunteuflay4859]

7:22 that spooky piano was so appropriate

[@markhenley3097]

I think it's from Back to the Future.

[@iainrickwood2623]

It sounded very Gerry Anderson

[@materuxermer4919]

@@markhenley3097 wut?!

[@duncanblack7359]

Daunte uflay that is terror, jeezus..

[@arthurt.chasperton3569]

Sounds like a descending minor 6 chord arpeggio

[@N-GinAndTonicTM]

This is probably the only episode they've done where they've all been legitimately protective of each other. Any other time, Jeremy or Richard would've been giggling when they run into James. This time however he immediately apologized for it.

[@314rft]

They also were concerned in the Syria special when James hit his head on rocks and was both literally bleeding and forgetful of where he was. They are true friends. Rat on each other when it's not serious, be GENUINELY concerned when it is.

[@pierreo33]

@@314rft Peak male friendship

[@India.H]

​@314rft They haven't always been friends all of the time. All three have spoken about there being times when Top Gear was just Work and the others were just Colleagues.

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

They usually make tons of jokes when they're the ones that get themselves into dangerous situations. This time, it was *just a regular road* that could've done them in very much outside of their control.

[@michaelsaxonson251]

That actually shows a lot of leadership on Jeremy's part. When he gets to the narrow point, he knows he's the more experienced driver and tells the bypasser to stand still and stay to the wall while he navigates around.

[@sokyoul]

It didnt have sth to do with being the most experience driver. Its because he was the one who would have fallen to his death, not the other car that couldnt see the edge

[@blueflame8473]

Not to mention the bypasser has probably traversed this road multiple times before and thus knows the road and it’s dangers far better than Jeremy

[@DoctorNeuras]

You know that's TV, right? Probably a stuntman and camera tricks were used.

[@penguin-IDK]

@@DoctorNeuras don't say that:-(

[@poptartgofast]

the cliff was a paid actor

[@gavalant366]

"it goes to show that they are badly made these Japanese cars, badly made" *The entire Japanese car industry would like to know your location Jeremy*

[@nollanakmadol935]

Like badLy made in zamboanga mampang. by:khriegsss

[@walkergp2130]

They’l kill him

[@SmEiF-]

Well outside a few models Japan don't really make great vehicles, Nissan has like 2 Toyota has 3 or 4 and Honda makes a solid motor but everything else is trash

[@DEANluxray]

@@SmEiF- Whilst I can not comment on Japan's local car makers, there are other japanese brands that we have not hear off. Nissan, Toyota, suzuki and Honda cars are pretty well built. They are very reliable. I currently live in the UK and most old cars are Japanese. Most Japanese cars were not made to be the fast as money can buy but they are made to be reliable as money can buy.

[@sdicosimo6662]

@@SmEiF- Japan makes probably the most reliable cars. They may not be the fastest or strongest, but they are the most reliable and well built. Any honda will easily give you 150k miles with no issues. Same with Toyota and Suzuki. Although Suzukis arent sold in the US anymore

[@LentPanic7]

5:20 - “I’m now on my own on death road.” Camera crew: Are we a joke to you?

[@Idk-yn4hy]

4:45

[@cyclonesama8147]

Ever heard of Cam Drones?

[@sinuosalice-1434]

If you don't see them they are not there

[@algoy001]

@@sinuosalice-1434 at 4:05 you see a cameraguy

[@xananymous431]

I made my oooowwwn luuuuckk

[@ILikeToLaughAtYou]

What I loved about this show is that it was just as much a travel show as it was a car show.

[@thewonderfulwizardoftheweb1053]

Only once per season. I would say it’s pretty lopsided towards cars.

[@thesandwich5321]

Anyone who says they didn't stiffen up at 7:10 is lying. EDIT: Alright dickwaffles I meant I got tense NOT that I got an errection. Jesus Christ why do I have to explain that...?

[@BritishCommentWriter]

Look man, get it through your head that not everybody shares your fetishes.

[@roblaa3198]

lmao pervert it's top gear NOT a porno

[@tahutoa]

@Dick Kickem you ruined it

[@TheUnknownGodAce]

Dood I would jump off that cliff yolo

[@calebtvog]

But that was fake but

[@vinsanje]

7:01 i bet jeremy will not complain that the steering wheel is on the wrong side now

[@wolfensteinJB]

I would, because on a right hand you'd able to jump off if it started to fall.

[@prethamreddy355]

@@wolfensteinJB 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Pretzel829]

vin I mean the weight could be unbalanced, and don’t ask me how Jeremy didnt fall lol

[@nadimmohammed2500]

I wouldn't cuz if your car tipped over you would die and you can see the side of the mountain so you can't fall too easily

[@idontknow31212]

@@wolfensteinJB but you would definitely fall of since you could not see exactly how far you could go. that's why they drive on the left there(only on that particular road)

[@deusmaxz4585]

Tesla's cybertruck need to test drive in this road

[@pabloavila6995]

Probably fall but maybe it flies

[@bigiron7547]

Did you just wait for that truck to come out To comment this?? Lol jk

[@deusmaxz4585]

@@bigiron7547 yeah

[@gerogerogero2]

on Autopilot

[@brookie6969]

is this some sort of ironic joke? regarding the US's right wing coup in Bolivia to acquire lithium for Tesla

[@Jaleco12618]

Even knowing that they are not dead, that still was too intense.

[@Thatsthai2023]

7:27. I can't believe that the BBC allowed Jeremy to risk his life like that 😱

[@MrNight-dg1ug]

the far view is different from the close-up, so maybe exaggerated a little. But he did sign a contract ;)

[@Kritzel666]

It´s TV. Safety-lines aren´t visible. Nobody would risk his life there. I bet the other car could have easily pass and Jeremy only had to wait.

[@damiengates7581]

I doubt they were even driving there, since it's TV

[@Kritzel666]

@@damiengates7581 Maybe. it´s all a big show. The Machete ("blabla not in common bbc shows" or whatever), the extra old/crappy cars ("brake not working blabla steering not working blabla") Ok and WHY should a BBC TV-Crew take this crappy cars and risk their life ? I bet the cars are technically checked and ok and the final scene at the abyss... its short and the camera scenes are well set and selected - even Bear Grylls uses safery lines for those kind of scenarios

[@johnwalker-fj5gy]

The BBC tried their best to kill all three presenters over the course of the series. Hammond is lucky to be alive after they told him to try breaking the UK land speed record.

[@unicornkiss]

my heart literally sank watching the end of this video, if i was in jeremy's shoes, id be screaming my lungs out

[@unicornkiss]

@David Galea well no shit sherlock

[@checkdescriptionordontrepl2897]

@@unicornkiss If you knew about it why did you wrote this comment?

[@unicornkiss]

PouLS PL because I can?

[@checkdescriptionordontrepl2897]

@@unicornkiss I don't know.

[@msmith5080]

David Galea I’m not convinced that part is scripted people die on that road for a reason

[@andpeggy9554]

Death Road, also known as Rainbow Road’s Bolivian cousin

[@glynrh8892]

Unicorn Power some say that this is what what mario practices on

[@jessepinkman6079]

@@glynrh8892 the comment is a reference to how many cousins the stig has.

[@shaneh1872]

True

[@buzzytrombone4353]

@@jessepinkman6079 Doesn't make much of a difference.

[@ChodeMaster]

Wrong video sorry

[@bicyclist2]

I wish this video was a lot longer. I wish this started from the beginning. This was a great episode. Thank you.

[@YXEFlatl1ne]

Yeah like where tf is the end,

[@jasonfitzpatrick414]

I like how it's a ten year old show and they can't show it all so they can squeeze another 13 cent out of the viewers.

[@simonb.1962]

4:32 "Toyota trucks are badly made". Clarcson, you made an episode where you showed that Toyota trucks are unbreakable

[@longboyyo8439]

He said Japanese cars are badly made. Not TOYOTA TRUCKS

[@hjm2062]

Simon B. He said ''THESE Japanese cars'' And plus Fj Cruisers are different from reliable Hilux. He's NOT even talking about TOYOTA TRUCKS, And learn how to spell Clarkson.

[@uncommonsense1475]

And he's driving a Range Rover a notoriously unreliable car.

[@joestinton7838]

It was clearly a joke considering his car

[@Schaftzer]

You know that he mock everycar right??

[@chai4029]

Jeremey’s near death experience was something out of Jurassic Park, of course it was raining too

[@rodrigogoytia925]

Not raining. There's a waterfall right there, which is why the road is corroded. It's known to be one of the worst corners within this road. Yes, I've been there, several times.

[@PROofHAPPYWHEELS]

Rodrigo Goytia do you think it was edited or completely real how close he was to the edge

[@rodrigogoytia925]

@@PROofHAPPYWHEELS that could've been edited, of course. All I'm saying is that specific part of the road is always soft and narrow.

[@PROofHAPPYWHEELS]

Rodrigo Goytia well how narrow is it actually roughly around that part. I want to know so I can tell how edited it could be

[@rodrigogoytia925]

@@PROofHAPPYWHEELS idk man, didn't bring my measuring tape with me.

[@skorpion3993]

6:38 Easily the most scary moment in Top Gear/Grand Tour history.

[@3mmmmmm]

The true scariest moment i being too close to Stig's chinese cousin

[@raine12006]

@@karankumarmageswaran1550 yep, if it’s staged then it’s not scary anymore 🤔

[@moogle68]

IDK, the altercation at the gas station in Alabama was pretty nerve wracking. I live not far from Alabama, and people there, as well as in hick parts of other neighboring/southern states, really are as insanely fragile in the head as they were portrayed in that challenge. Same goes for people in certain parts of the hoods/ghettos in Washington DC and Baltimore, that I live just 30 minutes away from. You can literally be doing nothing at all that you yourself consider provocative, and suddenly be seconds away from getting jumped/beaten, robbed, stabbed, shot, etc. There are people in those places literally so angry at the world that they are out looking for a fight, and will take any excuse to start one, even something as simple as coincidentally locking eyes with someone that's just looking around them casually is enough... *in an angry tone of voice* "Whatchu lookin' at boi/muthatfucka?!" is usually how it starts, and then they don't let up with the questions/intensity, unless you show (or pretend to show) fear, until finally they do what they intended to the moment you caught eyes with them, which is start beating you up and probably robbing you of something. Coming form experience in these places over the years, the best way to stay safe in hick towns/ghettos is the keep your eyes to yourself, and fixed on wherever you are going/whatever you are doing to avoid eye contact entirely. Don't speak unless spoken to, and in that case respond with neutral and apologetic excuse like "I need to go pick up my kids, sorry." because ignoring people itching for a fight just escalates their desire to harass you. Not everyone in these areas is like this, but they do exist and can appear out of nowhere, so it's good to very be aware of your surroundings (without looking around too often that is, because that makes you look scared) and always have a plan if you get into these situations. Paying close attention to your peripheral vision and hearing is important in these places, as is giving off a relaxed, calm, nonchalant demeanor. *This is all probably more useful to post on the actual Alabama video, so I'll do that in a moment, but it's worth mentioning to anyone, just in case you end up in this situation some day.* At least on unstable roads and such you have the reliability that the only danger is misjudging the perpetual forces of gravity and physics that apply the same way there that they do everywhere else in the world.

[@sirapple589]

PatriotPigeon It’s things like that which confuse me, how do you perceive someone merely glancing at you as a threat? It just doesn’t make sense to me.

[@moogle68]

@@sirapple589 it's not the physical act of glancing at someone that causes them to be irritated and start a fight it's more the fact that the glance could mean that they're being judged or looked at in a certain light or way. It's the possible perception or judgmental view that someone may be looking at them with not just the fact that it's a momentary glance of the eyes. That, or it's just someone who, like I said, is looking for a fight and will use anything as an excuse to start one. They're usually angry about something else completely, and you just happened to be in the wrong place the wrong time when you encounter them. Some people just don't know how else to process extreme amounts of emotion, (usually frustration and anger, but also sadness and betrayal) and some people are just taught that that is an acceptable way to do so because of the environment that they just happen to be born into/grow up in.

[@vip_supercars3652]

I felt the way Jeremy felt when I went to a hotel in Florence Italy. I had to re-watch this video. The road turned into a dirt road and it become more narrow as you kept going uphill and it was at night. My heart was pounding, I've never been more scared in my life.

[@mototechkannada]

6:49 Jeremy is bravest man on earth.... My Jaw literally dropped after witnessing this scene

[@krombee]

Punith S except it's totally staged and Jeremy wasn't driving at that point

[@counter546]

krombee why ruin the fun? Lol

[@EarlFaulk]

We cant have fun on the net since pedantry abounds

[@SocietyUnplugged]

Jeremy was driving at that point, look at 7:15. What the 7:15 shot also shows is that he's not that close to the edge and the shots of the wheels has been filmed at another location.

[@galil_6863]

It's oviously staged because it's a too dangerous stunt (literally a few inches from death). However, many locals have to do it on a daily basis

[@lunarvirtue7806]

There is no amount of money you could pay me to drive on that road

[@aaronmubwanda17]

Lunar Virtue there’s a always a price to everything you just gotta find out what it is

[@Oly1y]

Aaron Mubwanda there really isn't

[@chopsuey--]

I'd love to drive my bike there. It's the part of the adventure

[@davec.3198]

Looks fun. I'd pay to do it.

[@frostyvr9805]

I’d get payed enough to put metal barriers and pave is and then I’d drive on it

[@mattdevon7503]

"Just goes to show, these Japanese cars are badly made!" he says in a Land Rover.

[@Kat-mu8wq]

I think its a range rover. Our land rover has survived 20 years and still works perfectly well on a farm, where it belongs. Range rovers are the city equivalent. No farmer owns a range rover, only the posh c*nts in the fancy house has a range rover.

[@GraveUypo]

@@Kat-mu8wq i think he meant the brand in general, not a specific vehicle. old ones might have been reliable, but any land rover from 2005 or newer is garbage afaik. got one as part of a payment and it cost me a brand new toyota hilux to replace the seized engine that broke like a week after i sold that fucking thing. i only used it for 13 km and it cost me the price of a good new car. most expensive transportation of all time.

[@toastedspam746]

Not sure if he owned a Japanese car to back up what he said. I used a 20 years old Honda City with 160k+ km mileage, never gave me a headache. Guess what, almost all the Ford Raptors from my place (BRAND NEW) had to break their transmission in less than 500 km mileage. 🙄

[@Oli-Johnson]

Its just Jeremy making a joke because range/land rovers are know to be historically unreliable whereas Japanese cars are known to be some of the most reliable and well made cars in the world.

[@MrZ1000fam]

@@Kat-mu8wq range rover is made by land rover 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@squirrele4495]

5:02 Falls in a ditch *Warband Quest Complete Noise*

[@mactrauma5323]

HAHAHAHAHAHHA

[@jesusdamian1874]

6:48 Jeremy’s famous Speed and Power policy disappears

[@wtf7417]

"James is killing Jeremy with a machete"

[@mattdevon7503]

James: about to kill Jeremy Jeremy: checks he is in neutral

[@igkgigoh]

I wish they'd make a supercut of all the times they run into May's car.

[@CEO__155]

Other than a dual carriage way in india xD

[@someone-nf3ui]

1:20 props to the camera man hanging off the side of the crew truck to show us the view of how high it is

[@MikMoen]

Someone should just give Bolivia the money in order to build an actual steel reinforced road with barriers. I mean really, is money more important than lives?

[@ldavidtw2000]

+Michael Moen bro you have no idea.

[@donjohn2239]

True, instead of wasting money on wars like usa does..

[@jordankourakis7843]

Make the road on down the Valley of the mountain

[@ZR3FR1K]

So all fault falls onto the United States for Bolivia's lack of safe infrastructure? Does something about that seem a little bit 'off' to you?

[@JohnSmith-wj2wd]

They've actually built a modern and well maintained road around 2006 I believe. Death road only seems to be travelled by thrillseekers today.

[@mashpotatoes6154]

6:51 looked like someone from a movie scene! Or a horror film. It totally creeped me out...

[@FriendlyRambler]

Mash Potatoed, I'll have nightmares tonight that's for sure.

[@off_mah_lawn2074]

Yeah definitely staged with the camera car, but terrifying none the less

[@galil_6863]

It’s staged, but it’s 100% accurate. That’s how it is in real life on that road

[@MrMaxer13]

@@off_mah_lawn2074 It's not staged. It's real. He is in extreme danger there. Look closely. Do you see any cables on the car? Would it even be possible to hold him? If so, where? Plus, BBC already admited he was (all of them were actually) in danger and had to be careful. _Source:_ velochick.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/letter-from-bbc-re-top-gear-death-roadl-bolivia/

[@off_mah_lawn2074]

@@MrMaxer13 Oh the trip was certainly dangerous, but they used some clever cinematic tricks to showcase the danger of the road. 1. Notice how terrain is different in the long shot at 7:15 than it is in the closeups of the tire. Jeremy's wheel is behind a small mound of stones in the long shot. 2. You never see a closeup shot that has both the wheel on the edge, and Jeremy. 3. The Toyota Sequoia that is trying to pass is most likely the camera car. They have used similar cars in previous episodes and, if the dude was really in such a hurry, he would not have stopped. They filmed closeups separately, and spliced it together with the main footage to increase dramatic tension. Honestly more impressive how much thought was put into creating one of my favorite Top Gear moments. Also they crew admitted this was faked: #18 www.hotcars.com/times-top-gear-was-totally-fake-and-times-the-grand-tour-was-staged/

[@catherineeee8039]

The levels of anxiety i reached throughout this video...

[@dbmp1995]

This is the second most dangerous job in the world, the first always being that of a cameraman

[@ps2bndled]

Ironic how the cameraman _always_ survives.

[@JamaicanCastle]

@@ps2bndled If the cameraman didn't survive, how would we know? They wouldn't have any film to show us.

[@bearmarco1944]

@@ps2bndled ever seen the blair witch project?

[@ps2bndled]

@@bearmarco1944 These were amateur camerapeople. Only professional camerapeople have the ability to be invincible.

[@bearmarco1944]

@@ps2bndled fair

[@AlmaNegra420]

Screw that road. I'd rather walk. Not risking my life just for the convenience of driving. No thank you. lol

[@CptAngelKGaming]

You're gonna walk massive distances through the mountains? These roads are used to get from one village etc.. to the other and there is really no alternative.

[@AlmaNegra420]

@@CptAngelKGaming I meant walking along the road, not going a different route. I wouldn't risk my life to a car on that road. The risk is too high.

[@ianglennorbunaos2627]

I'd rather ride a mountain bike

[@Jrmustang02]

@@ianglennorbunaos2627 I've done it on a mountain bike, they offer tours starting from the top.

[@2MeterLP]

Going on a motorcycle maybe, that seems like a long distance for a walk, and you cant exactly camp out the night either.

[@SyperAnyBadyAls]

i love this trio, i really hope they will be back…

[@cyrusinium9195]

they wont but they have a new tv show comeing somtime this year.

[@jaysplace01]

they're coming back on amazon prime if you have a subscription

[@jaanciis]

jaysplace01

[@Ortigher02]

Jordan Wright which episode is this?

[@DonAmnesia]

Oh do I have a show for you

[@さおり-i4u]

7:10 100 times more horrifying than scariest horror movie

[@oxcc6664]

It's fake

[@seaalon138]

1. I don't think so 2. Even if, who cares

[@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13]

The fact that Richard Hammond survived this is actually quite astonishing.

[@sharpshooter13ify]

“James is killing Jeremy...and things are going well!”

[@kaidenbrennfoerder4304]

"Just goes to show, these Japanese cars are badly made!" he says in a Range Rover.

[@jonjones1553]

Range Rover actually. Pay attention. The crew always use Range Rovers too.

[@disgruntledarmadillo6267]

It's almost as if that's the joke..

[@kaidenbrennfoerder4304]

@@disgruntledarmadillo6267 that's why i made the joke

[@veer335]

@@jonjones1553 which country owns range rover and land rover

[@jonjones1553]

@@veer335 Ooh great, a quiz! JLR, a subsidiary of Tata motors. Do I win a prize?

[@tvwizard369]

5:03 Mount & Blade Warband quest completion sound

[@dustywanderer9943]

OH MY GOD! You're right!

[@10kmilesy]

Nice catch! I thought that sound familiar

[@UK-mv6nj]

These three guys have lots of adventure stories to tell their grandchildren 😂

[@TaxingIsThieving]

Tell? They can watch

[@Thomanory]

"You will need a bleep there, BBC TWO!" Lol

[@maliq2973]

Hi i am xxxtentacion

[@PrincessLinney]

Captain Slow is a badass!😆

[@afaqalam9361]

2:55 *James pulls hand brake* Car: *still moving*

[@Edge9404]

My dad's car does the same lmao

[@rambojohn272727]

I just realized this after watching this special 23 1/2 times, but Clarkson is always complaining about left hand drive cars, but in this case I think it saved his life.

[@TheFilledk]

"I dont like height" Is a pilot

[@tonygables626]

This is a pretty big difference between being in a safe plane and theres this, on the edge of a massive cliff driving a vehicle that iant worth a tire moat likely

[@TheFilledk]

@@tonygables626 no there is not

[@TheFilledk]

@@jhonproctor6926 Yes you can...

[@PotatoWagon]

@@TheFilledk Idk man, a plane can fly but a car can't.

[@TheFilledk]

@@PotatoWagon a plane can crash, so can a car, However when a plane crash the risks of dying is much higher MUCH HIGHER than cradhing into Say a tree in a car...

[@karlgiese6100]

Top Gear: threatens each other with a machete BBC: I sleep Top gear: insults a waitress BBC: real shit

[@theburningman5047]

The first was for laughs, the second kinda rude

[@theligerloverman]

Beating up someone and insulting is quite different.

[@theburningman5047]

@@theligerloverman If you refer to the reason why Clarkson got fired it wasn't a beating at all. It was the one single slap, a beating usually ends with severe injuries or death, if not then it isn't a beating at all

[@donald_doe]

@@theligerloverman shut the fuck up, James' reasoning for threatening to kill Jeremy was logical, and Jeremy didn't even get touched by James by the slightest bit

[@theligerloverman]

@@donald_doe I am talking about Clarkson punching a producer

[@justinkrizenesky]

the same Toyota from the end is seen at 4:01.... slick

[@hjm2062]

Justin Krizenesky It's the camera car

[@pleaseenteryournamehere9593]

Mikser Wolf has to be the managers wont risk their whole business if he dies

[@stt.9433]

it's a reality tv show, Most of it scripted, if not entirely. I don't mind it since it's more comedic than fake drama but it often times pisses me off. Like how bear grylls pretends to to sleep in a hole he dug up when in reality he's sleeping in a warm tent that crew set up after they finish filming.

[@MIKEK3NT]

Camera car had to go back for those 2

[@redramage]

how many white first gen Sequoias in Bolivia on that road though?

[@Retrogradience]

Me: doesnt go to school Parents: you gotta be happy cause you have to just walk 10 minutes, but we had to: 6:00

[@HowToGoSupernova]

Wow! I would have got out and let him pass then get back in and drive off

[@SmokerFace12]

+James Lopez How did you want to step out then?

[@Jesseboy1610]

step out off the cliff?

[@fredolfschmidt3961]

Just go out of the trunk people 😂 it's that easy

[@bonniedykens4889]

James Lopez

[@holypotat0]

666th like

[@felicitybali6969]

*James is killing Jeremy, well that’s all fine.* -Hammond- Richard-2013

[@meemdoggoriginallongdrink]

This clip is probably older than that but nevermind

[@brankog3000]

@@meemdoggoriginallongdrink the clip is from like 2006

[@jamesdettmann94]

@@brankog3000 2009

[@hughski0000]

I dont get why the guy in the white toyota suv didnt drive off right when jeremy was beside him... Its not like it Jeremy was blocking the road anymore..

[@ILRM12vidslol]

It was w tight gap and one small nudge could send Jeremy down

[@connfyoozed]

+hugh escario They were so close together that neither could tell if they were going to clip each other's cars or not, and both knew that if they did come into contact, Jeremy was quite possibly going to fall.

[@ciaranhiggins5128]

+hugh escario Its actually a crew production suv the one that carries the cameras. you can see it earlier on in the video aswell

[@danwat1234]

Jeremey said to Stop There!

[@MrWolfSnack]

No it is not. All the camera cars are Range Rovers they ship on all the trips, and they are all marked A, B, C for identification. That is not staged.

[@saintelmoswrath1844]

"It's my biggest failing" My man has a way with words lol

[@chong467]

Haha you gotta love hammond! I am a huge fan of his engineering connection series!

[@TheRealJohnSouth]

*"Stop there!"* AND I LITERALLY HAVE TO HOLD MY BREATH TIL THE END OF THE VIDEO.

[@carparked]

@David Galea still very tence, just because its scripted doesn't mean it isnt scary.

[@f-35alightningii79]

Death road: The BBC: 👁 👁 yes. 👄

[@zakhasan9650]

F-35A Lightning II look at my name

[@f-35alightningii79]

10k subs with one video Challenge Channels like you are annoying. Plus, they never get 10k subs.

[@j.r.skipper2981]

Why F-35A B is cooler

[@Zackislivid]

0 〰 0

[@Zackislivid]

@@zakhasan9650👀 👄

[@sambaxter2560]

3:15 how Hammond talks reminds me of Armstrong and Miller's ww2 pilots sketches

[@ChrisTuffursStuff]

You can hear the genuine panic in Jeremy's voice when he shouts "stop there" 😱

[@aadityadhuri726]

that is called good acting skills, mate

[@MrWolfSnack]

It's not acting. Watch the show and you will know. I'm sure when Hammond crashed the Rimac that was acting right? Or when Clarkson fractured his lower back driving through a brick wall in a semi truck? Or when James got thrown off a horse and also thrown down by a tow rope in the Arab special?

[@aadityadhuri726]

@@MrWolfSnack did I say Hammond's crash was acting? Did I say clarksons injury was acting? No and no. The cliff scene was staged and one of the trio themselves said that. Do some research and you'll know. Read my comment properly and then reply.

[@aadityadhuri726]

Many scenes are real but some are definitely staged. The cliff scene is one of em.

[@aadityadhuri726]

@@MrWolfSnack it's a TV show after all

[@jdm2626]

This was probably the most tense Top Gear episode I've ever saw, and one of my favorites. Also, you need the "Watch in HD" in a better place xD it's at the bottom right where you can't click because of the Full Screen Button and the other buttons.

[@user-bf5sc8pn8x]

16:10 master race

[@Ortigher02]

Jdm262 which episode is this?

[@aisyas.713]

3:03 this is why i love TopGear so much 🤣

[@Nicolas-vs9br]

I've heard that many drivers who drive on these roads sometimes have to be there, behind the wheel, for almost 20 hours...That's so tiring and insane at the same time

[@larrytischler8769]

I once had a Bolivian boss who kept telling me roads in his country had to be seen to be believed. I have been on some roads worse in the Colorado mountains, but they did not have this kind of traffic.

[@rishabhmehta2477]

Jeremy is an absolute legend. That requires balls of steel.

[@FabianJSegura]

Im from Costa Rica and as someone who has driven on roads like these... You never get over the fear of being inches from death. Even random land slides happen. Its terrifying

[@mueladeldiablo]

I've traveled that road numerous times. It is nowadays closed for traffic since they've built a new paved road. The Death Road is now used for tourism, mainly downhill biking...the largest downhill in the world 👍🏼😃

[@GamblingDegenUltra]

“James is killing jeremy” “It is going well”

[@MegaCod66]

That road is now closed for motor vehicles. It only allows cyclists.

[@lucfxgambitgaming7494]

good

[@M.ArthurMorgan]

Not true was there 2 weeks ago

[@chillic8581]

False

[@Inexpressable]

consider yourself lucky lmao. you from bolivia?

[@johnwellingham6412]

@@Inexpressable no because he's lying about being there in the first place

[@johnmccnj]

4:20 Che Guevera on a fuel tanker...

[@Bloke-98]

How ironic.

[@chrisfulbrite6938]

Lol 420

[@usarkarzts4207]

JLT1998 maybe the trucker has a really dark sens of humor

[@Firemarioflower]

Even communists need oil. They don't really want a worker's Utopia, they just want to seize all power just like all other dictators and totalitarian groups and fascists.

[@chrishansen456]

Well it is Bolivia.

[@GastropodGaming2006]

"oh god, crosses..." y'know, the roads i went down as a kid had crosses on em 24/7. took me a while to recognize how dangerous those roads were.

[@ahmadfirdaus4183]

Bloody hell how many guts did Jeremy have, to past that. it's utterly terrifying

[@didncozosksma4466]

3:08 HE SAID THAT SO CASUAL IM ROLLING

[@stijnd5360]

3:35 What a genius thing to do on a 5 feet wide road, with a 300 feet drop to your right.

[@freshmemesstolen2288]

Welcome to Bolivia, my man