Mont Blanc Tunnel / Traforo del Monte Bianco / Traforo T1 (2nd highest motorway in Europe) - IT 2 FR

[@CostasAthan]

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[@80sfreak14]

Very eerie driving in that tunnel with what happened in 1999 in your mind.....

[@greenalleader7685]

Yeah

[@twisterman4184]

The fire

[@LaMuzak]

Thanks for this video, tomorrow I'm going to take this tunnel, and I was deadly scared (I have some kind of tunnel fobia) and your video helped me figuring out what I was going to approach, I now I feel that I can do it! Thank you so much

[@CostasAthan]

+LaMuzak I never thought that a video could turn out to be so useful to someone. I'm really happy that it helped you! There is really nothing to afraid and it's nice to visit a construction that still holds some records! If you have time, stop before the tunnel as I did and enjoy the peacefulness of the Alps. Have a nice trip!

[@DcAnthrax]

I understand you.

[@Surfer-iv4qs]

@@DcAnthrax Me too 🤔

[@supersaiyanjack9233]

i have tunnel phobia too i hate going through tunnels because their scary and freaky

[@robertdavies4015]

Been through this tunnel 12 times in past years to Aosta to Milan then bologna enjoying every time.

[@walktheworld2080]

I wonder how many people fall into a trance because of the monotony of the tunnel. They should pain changing patterns to keep the senses awake. Nice video!

[@CostasAthan]

Thanks for the comment! It's an area of extreme beauty and the tunnel is a unique engineering achievement! I don't think monotony is much of a problem. When you drive, most of the attention is focused ahead, so even when driving on an open road, the driver misses the details of the scenery. That said, there are probably ways (maybe like the one you suggested) to help the drivers keep a higher level of alertness when driving. Furthermore, the tunnel has a minimum speed limit of 50 kph and a maximum of 70 kph and a minimum distance from the vehicle ahead of 150 m and these rules make an accident less possible. Of course monotony is an issue not only for tunnels, but for motorways too. It's more likely for a driver to fall asleep when driving on a motorway, especially on a long straight, than when driving on an alpine route with constant direction and speed changes.

[@corneliacocca2597]

Grazie mille per aver pubblicato questi bellissimi video italiani 🇮🇹 (😀😃😄😁😆🇮🇹VIVA L'ITALIA🇮🇹😆😁😄😃😀)

[@CostasAthan]

Thanks for your comment! Italy is undoubtedly a very beautiful country. Here is a playlist with onboard videos shot around the country: kzbin.info/aero/PLGicMta42CDZMSZD00gACu1skGPERYyNj

[@BHRoadStoriesBH]

Very funny and enjoyable video as always.

[@mickbaker2483]

Absolutely love the film it brings back some great but also not so great memories of this magnificent tunnel through the alps and the quality is brilliant, thank you.

[@MrYukew]

Thanks! I wait this for a long time!

[@CostasAthan]

+Dikra Lazuardi I'm glad you liked it!

[@lukeeggleston2953]

Drove through this the other day, it’s pretty long.

[@giovannaribera9909]

Is reallyy rilassant

[@drivingwithleila]

Very good❤

[@daciatravel.647]

Nagyon jó videó Gratulálok! 🚗

[@ichkommentierekommentare7789]

Im scared of it cuz at the 24. April 1999 there was a Desaster in this tunnel

[@annabelholland]

March*

[@autotravelerru]

It's a perfect engeneering construction!

[@CostasAthan]

+autotravelerru It is! It's also the site of a great disaster. No human construction is perfect, even the most impressive ones...

[@vincenzocanta9783]

La rigatura dell'ingresso serve a dissimulare la ridotta sezione del tunnel .

[@Nicolas-zb9uw]

In case of a difficulty , is there a shoulder you can stop ? Does anyone check your car before getting in in case someone has insufficient gas reserve ?

[@CostasAthan]

For cases of emergency there are special parking areas every 600 meters, like in 3:43 for example. There are also fireproof shelters every 300 meters for passengers, in case of a fire. You can see a shelter just before the emergency parking area I mentioned above and as you can understand there are also shelters between emergency parking areas, like in 3:59. You can read about safety regulations and emergency instructions regarding the tunnel here: tunnelmb.net/en-US/traffic-regulations-and-rules-of-behaviour There are no car checks before entering the tunnel. Trucks and buses have to pass through a thermal detector. You can see it at 0:20, on the right. Trucks and buses have to follow the right lane that leads to the detector as the sign above the road at 0:02 indicates. Drivers of cars that use LPG have to inform the toll booth operator about it. The driver is given a label that must be displayed on the windscreen. There is no additional cost for it.

[@nickbeam5432]

Gotthard tunnel is nothing compared to this tunnel and by the way the bugs on your windshield looks like stars at night in the tunnel thanks for this video !

[@CostasAthan]

Glad you liked it! Undoubtedly, it's a unique piece of engineering.

[@saabrailfan310]

Nice tunnel, i cant wait to pass through that tunnel one day!Thats are that black holes at end tunnel are supposed to be?Grettings from the Croatia!

[@CostasAthan]

Thanks for the comment! I wish you to find the chance and visit the Mont Blanc tunnel some day! To which holes do you refer to? At what minute?

[@saabrailfan310]

15;14 on right wall of the tunnel ;-)

[@CostasAthan]

I'm not sure about these two openings... Maybe the serve as storage for equipment... I don't know for sure. But generally along the tunnel there are garages with fire trucks, rooms with fire-proof doors and emergency exits.

[@marvffin1677]

there was an accident that happened in 1999 where a truck was on fire and everyone was trapped in the tunnel so now there's a lot of fire extinguishers and fire truck garages and so as safety places in the tunnel

[@FZ1Tom]

Sharp video, us Americans simply don’t have tunnels this long, for a variety of mostly geopolitical reasons. Longest major mountain tunnel would be the Eisenhower/Johnson Tunnels under the Continental Divide in Colorado, 1.693 and 1.697 miles long, short by European standards; but at 11,158 feet/3,400 meter, one of the highest road tunnels in the world. Trying to go lower would have resulted in a impractically long bore, and Loveland Pass (11,992’/3,655m ASL) is a most formidable mountain pass. Nevertheless,, as no hazardous materials are allowed in the tunnel, all over height trucks and hazmats must exit I-70. Colorado DOT attempts to keep the pass open at almost all costs, but sometimes the snowfall is simply too much. Then all hazardous materials must use the tunnel under police escort. I don’t foresee any longer road tunnels being bored in the near future in the US simply because, as mentioned above, there isn’t sufficient geopolitical demand (and will) to justify the expense. That’s another sore point, because thanks to widespread political corruption, building anything related to public infrastructure costs far more than it ought to (but especially in Nazifornia and the Northeast.)

[@grantomalley8532]

those Eyetalians

[@TruckDriver1979_Switzerland]

Hi, nice Drive! I follow you! i filmed my drives too1

[@CostasAthan]

Thank you! I just subscribed to your channel too. It's always interesting to watch road trips and sceneries from all around the world!

[@k.h.4698]

It is interesting how they painted the colors, and their relative heights, on the walls to approximate natural horizon lines, or so it seems to me. I would imagine such a perspective trick on the eyes eases the harshness of this atypical driving situation. Unlike the EuroTunnel, in which case you are passively traveling through on trains, one of my concerns is the uncertainty of drivers who could become drowsy or hypnotically un-alert. I am wondering if this has been studied and whether the phenomenon has already happened. Are drivers asked or warned about their readiness to transverse such a long tunnel?

[@ShanaHaruno-sq9bn]

34.9K 👍❤🎉

[@MikeRo19]

Nice video. But if this is the second highest Motorway in Europe. What is then the highest Motorway in Europe?

[@CostasAthan]

San Bernardino Tunnel ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Bernardino_Tunnel ), which is part of A13 motorway ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A13_motorway_(Switzerland) ) in Switzerland, at an elevation of 1631 meters. Mont Blanc Tunnel stands at an elevation of 1395 meters.

[@outmaneahbar7812]

The highest motorway is in spain near Granada city, the Highest tunnel is san Bernardino

[@uncutruby2038]

Wondering

[@denelson83]

Too bad the border between 🇮🇹 and 🇫🇷 is not marked in this tunnel...

[@aquagamer1212]

Is this sped up or real time because gosh this is a long tunnel lol Edit: I would be crying into my beer after a drive that too sheesh 😢😢

[@CostasAthan]

It is real time. The tunnel has a minimum speed limit of 50km/h (31 mph) and the maximum speed limit is 70km/h (43.5 mph). Indeed, it is a very long tunnel. It is 11.611 km (7.215 mi) long.

[@gilmarsoares6923]

este dragão tem o estômago gigantesco parA caber todo mundo

[@annabelholland]

I have heard that this is the most expensive toll I have to pay

[@sab889]

I drove through it yesterday, it costed me 47 euros.. so yeah quite a lot

[@CostasAthan]

I think that the most expensive toll in Europe belongs to Øresund Bridge: www.oresundsbron.com/en/prices#row1 It's 55 € for a single ticket and 110 € for a return ticket for passenger cars. The Mont Blanc tunnel's tolls for passenger cars now cost 48.80 € for a one-way ticket and 60.80 € for a return ticket on the Italian side or 48.00 € and 59.80 € respectively on the French side: www.chamonix.net/english/travel/mont-blanc-tunnel Still it's among the most expensive ones though!

[@FZ1Tom]

BTW, which one is the highest road tunnel in Europe? Great St. Bernard?

[@CostasAthan]

According to this article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest_paved_roads_in_Europe I guess the answer is the tunnel at the top of Ötztal Glacier Road with an elevation of 2,830 m / 9,285 ft. But the same tunnel is mentioned as the 2nd highest road tunnel in Europe in this article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96tztal_Glacier_Road Another web page: www.dangerousroads.org/europe/austria/4659-rosi-mittermeier-tunnel.html states that the Rosi Mittermeier Tunnel (which is the tunnel in question) is the highest tunnel in Europe. I think that the 2nd Wikipedia article is in the wrong and the Rosi Mittermeier Tunnel is indeed the highest one in Europe. If we are talking about tunnels of motorways then the answer is the San Bernardino Tunnel ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Bernardino_Tunnel ) with an elevation of 1,631 m / 5,351 ft.

[@lorenzosegatta4031]

Maybe is already safe

[@KoreaRoadTube]

주행영상 잘 보고 갑니다^^

[@NickPWilde-el1tx]

9:16 Fire station

[@CostasAthan]

Thanks for pointing it out! I added the timestamp in the "Contents" I have included in the description.

[@fabrizioferri2884]

Thank you

[@Surfer-iv4qs]

So many songs. So long tunnel 🤔

[@robertfoley1583]

got a speeding ticket...BEWARE....brilliant drive..1986 jaguar xjsc

[@CostasAthan]

From what I read they strictly monitor for traffic violations: Permanent monitoring, immediate verbalization Bi-national French and Italian police force constantly ensures checking of these rules to ensure everyone’s safety. Ten detectors are installed through the Mont Blanc tunnel. If there is a violation, an automated system enables an immediate fine. Source: www.atmb.com/en/prepare-your-journey/safety/mont-blanc-safety-advice

[@JohnnyV30483]

44 friggin euros for a tunnel?

[@CostasAthan]

According to HERE WeGo for driving from Aosta to Annecy there are 2 available routes through Mont Blanc Tunnel: 1. The first one is 154 km and 2 h and 3 min long. 2. The second one is 155 km and 2 h and 21 min long. If you want to avoid the tunnel you have to drive a 192 km journey which will take 4 h and 22 min. That's about 40 km longer than the journey through the tunnel and also from 2 h to 2 h and 20 min longer. For a car with an average 7,5 l / 100 km consumption the extra kilometers will cost just 4,65 €, with the gasoline price at 1,55 € in Italy this period. So you don't save money, but basically you save time. If you can get a round trip ticket (it's valid for 7 days) then you pay only 55,40 € (French side) or 56,30 (Italian side), which is a discount of 75% compared with a one way ticket. In my personal opinion, choosing a mountain pass is always much better than taking the motorway (of course if the weather allows it and if you are not in a hurry or have a very long trip ahead of you). On the other hand, using Mont Blanc Tunnel which is among the longest in Europe maybe it's an experience some people would like to try at least once, just for the visit.

[@Fede842]

che bello a tornare dalla francia abbiamo sbagliato strada e siamo finiti lassù con la 105 scassata in prima non riusciva a salire, mamma mia che bello essere giovani...

[@utthpolpaul5079]

France and Italy Which country has created this Tunnel ?

[@CostasAthan]

Both countries. It was a joint effort! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Blanc_Tunnel#History_until_1999

[@idasteinbach1730]

Utthpol Paul is

[@rbwilson65]

How long did it take to do that very long tunnel??

[@CostasAthan]

Here is the construction history of the tunnel: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Blanc_Tunnel#History_until_1999 Planning and construction took about 19 years. It opened to traffic in July 16, 1965.

[@denisemaspes4550]

Bello e comodissimo! Peccato che costa un occhio della testa! Prezzi veramente folli..

[@musiccrazy9939]

Ein sehr nachdenkliches Video,wenn man weiß dort schlimmer vor Jahren passiert ist.

[@IL_CAPO_DEI_CAPI]

hello beautiful video. I am RPM Highways and I am a photography and videography enthusiast in the road and motorway environment. I'd like to collaborate with you and this video of yours. It's possible? Basically you send me this video, I modify it with music, colors and then I publish it on my channel, Do you like it?

[@CostasAthan]

Thanks for your interest, but I really don't see the point of uploading the same video to a second channel. Anyway, again thanks for your interest!

[@IL_CAPO_DEI_CAPI]

@@CostasAthan It is a collaboration, I also do it with other KZbin channels. The sense is first of all to bring a very important and beautiful video on my channel and consequently I put the author of the video .. So automatically I also advertise you. Having a video of the Mont Blanc tunnel on my channel would be a wonderful thing

[@CostasAthan]

@@IL_CAPO_DEI_CAPI Thanks for your interest, but certainly I'm not looking for any collaborations of that kind. Furthermore, this video is already popular and does not need any advertising.

[@IL_CAPO_DEI_CAPI]

@@CostasAthan You don't understand what I want to do.

[@AlonsoRules]

€46.40 please

[@CostasAthan]

Well, now it's 48.80 € for a one-way ticket and 60.80 € for a return ticket on the Italian side or 48.00 € and 59.80 € respectively on the French side: www.chamonix.net/english/travel/mont-blanc-tunnel

[@AlonsoRules]

@@CostasAthan it gets worse doesn't it lol

[@CostasAthan]

@@AlonsoRules Well, maybe it's the inflation...

[@durandeaudavid]

2:46 bro he found the hub tunnel XD

[@geertdegraeve9769]

Is nog altyt het zelfde 😉.

[@mystero2]

I had the opportunity to ride it 4 times

[@giuseppebattagliese6424]

Per me costruire questi tunnel non avendo strade larghe e poi senza corsia d' emergenza è solo assurdo.

[@CostasAthan]

(I used Google Translate to understand your comment.) The ideal solution would be the construction of a second tube, but that probably would double the cost... Anyway, it is still an impressive construction!

[@giuseppebattagliese6424]

No,aspetta un attimo,tu dai priorità alla vita umana o a cifre enormi??? Vedi che un secondo tunnel,sarebbe un tunnel multi servizio di sicurezza,ti elenco: 1)portare soccorso normale e aggiuntivo. 2)luogo di rifugio antincendio,ma anche di soccorso sanitario al momento(veloce). 3)fornirlo di reti di servizio,ma queste sono poi in sicurezza,come reti di allarmi,reti di telecamere,di schermi interattivi di reti di acqua per spegnere incendi,possibilità di farle attraversare da reti extra tipo fibre ottiche alta tensione o reti di metano o reti di acqua. - Per cui il raddoppio o il triplicare il costo,difronte a tutte queste motivazioni va a cadere e pure di brutto.

[@CostasAthan]

Giuseppe Battagliese I don't think fire measures are closely related to the width of the tunnel or a second tube. A second tube would probably protect from head-on collisions, but the low speed limits and the ban of overtakes are already effective. And I know that the tunnel is heavily monitored for traffic violations. Also a second tube (plus more toll booths maybe) would probably help with traffic jams during high seasons. But that's not a safety issue... Anyway, if they want to upgrade fire and generally safety measures they can always do it, even without constructing a second tube. Significant safety upgrades took place after the 1999 tragic incident (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Blanc_Tunnel#Aftermath). If there is a need for additional measures they probably can construct and install the needed infrastructure. Of course both Italy and France have to agree with this kind of plans and that maybe is another obstacle...

[@giuseppebattagliese6424]

stammi a sentire,adesso mi rendi nervoso,anche perché queste che dai sono risposte evasive. Gli incendi e il fuoco,tu non sai proprio cos'è. Il fuoco non è legato alla velocità delle auto,ma ne accelera la propagazione in urti forti dove si può perdere molto carburante. Io ti parlo solo di sicurezza vera è attiva,non ti ho parlato di traffico momentaneo o stagionale o altro. Certo nel nostro Gran Sasso,stiamo provando un sistema antincendio innovativo a spegnere ma è diverso da quello che ti detto,proprio concettualmente. Se poi ritieni che le misure adottate da quelle fonti che citi,siano efficaci,allora ti ribadisco ancora una volta, NON CONOSCI IL FUOCOOOOOOO!!!! va bene.

[@CostasAthan]

Giuseppe Battagliese Overtake ban has to do with the prevention of traffic accidents and also speed limit serves the same purpose. Additionally, lower speeds would minimize the consequences of a collision. Of course they don't completely eliminate the risk. I'm not a fire protection engineer or a civil engineer and I can't assess the effectiveness of the current protection systems myself. I can see that they have been many and major improvements though by reading articles like these ones: www.dw.com/en/the-security-features-of-the-mont-blanc-tunnel/a-18591388 news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1858436.stm Unfortunately, even the governments of rich countries have budgets and they don't always implement the best possible solutions. Still central and west European countries have better infrastructure than southern ones and certainly way better than many poor countries...

[@gilmarsoares6923]

coitado deste violonista vai ficar com calos nos dedos e está Filarmônica os violinistas ficarão com reumatismo

[@martinejallat5206]

Je ne peux pas oubliée cette catastrophe Martine Gérardmer

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