driving big trucks on the world's most dangerous highway

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http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/riskingitall/2011/05/20115414525333804.html


Pakistani truckers' perilous journey

Facing death ferrying goods across treacherous mountain passes on arguably the world's most dangerous


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The Lowari Pass begins in the Pakistani town of Dir and winds its way through the tribal regions bordering Afghanistan.

Hell's Road, as it is known among locals, is 240km long and forms the only supply route to the small villages in the Chitral valley in northwestern Pakistan.

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The trucker's quarter provides most of the jobs here – drivers, mechanics and assistants of all ages working daily amid the dust and pollution.

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The sum of $60 is the average Pakistani salary. Since few drivers would accept the risks of the Lowari Pass for that money, Kamara offers a $90 bonus each way, incentive younger drivers find irresistible.

-long snip about what its like to drive it and survive the 10 hrs.-
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makes trucking in the US look like a picnic

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1. Oh! Em! Gee!

Breathtaking.

Hey I think the guy at 2:40 was my trainer!

Quick, let me hit that hash pipe one more time... I need to forget. Wow, just wow.

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2. That was a great piece.