Is the 318 Sichuan-Tibet Line safe for self-driving travel? 318 Sichuan-Tibet Line is safe?

The 318 Sichuan-Tibet Line is a place that many friends yearn for, but the climate environment and natural geographical conditions here are unpredictable and usually accompanied by certain risks, so self-driving tourists must watch it at any time Weather forecast, choose good weather to travel, and be sure to pay attention to safety.

If you are fully prepared to go to the Sichuan-Tibet Line, it is relatively safe. If you do not do any strategies, it will be very dangerous.

The Sichuan-Tibet Line is famous for its majestic and rugged scenery and complex and unpredictable road conditions. Every year, many tourists express their love and worship for Tibetan areas in different ways, whether by self-driving, cycling, or hiking.

However, we can always see traffic accidents when traveling on the Sichuan-Tibet Line from time to time. How many people died on the Sichuan-Tibet Line? Neither the official nor the private sector has authoritative data for the time being. Just looking at it is shocking.

1. On the way from Litang to Batang, on the way down to Haizi Mountain, an anonymous brother drove too fast and rushed directly off the cliff. "I witnessed 3 car accidents in 3 days (vehicle crashes and fatalities). A cyclist fell off, and his friend was crying beside him. A brother from Chongqing passed me and rushed out of the tunnel on the way to Batang. He was one of them. It’s a sharp bend, go straight down. The police asked about the place where the accident happened, but it’s nothing. The cliff is too high!”

2. Milestone 4083 on the Sichuan-Tibet Line (3km away from the 102K landslide area), 19-year-old brother, A native of Guiyang, the car made an S-shaped curve and was going too fast. The car hit the bridge railing and fell into the Brahmaputra River. The body was not found... A text message from the car friend "Landi": "The trip to Lhasa was filled with regrets, helplessness, and persistence. It ended with giving up, happiness and pain, beauty and danger. I just want to tell all the cyclists who go to Tibet that the Sichuan-Tibet line is not only extremely difficult, but also extremely dangerous! Safety first is often replaced by paralysis after exhaustion. The crux of more problems is just one word: Hurry!

3. About 5 kilometers from the Qinghai-Tibet line to Qinghai, there was a serious car accident, and 3 people died on the spot. They were not wearing helmets! It was a big bike ride. Bogey!

4. A female rider Dudu encountered a landslide on the Yunnan-Tibet line on the way out of Deqin, Yunnan. Due to the complicated road conditions, the front tire burst, causing her to crash and her right abdomen was hit by a hard object. , died of shock due to massive intra-abdominal hemorrhage!

5. Jiang Haiyang, a 19-year-old Neijiang boy, disappeared while riding in Tongmai Town, Bomi County. After three days of searching, half of his clothes were found

, something happened. At 4080KM and 800M in the Sichuan-Tibet section of National Highway 318, there was an S-shaped curve. The speed was too fast. The car hit the bridge railing and fell into the Yarlung Zangbo River. The body was not found...

6. Traveling to Xinjiang On the oil field road 2km away from Lunnan in Korla City, they were hit from behind by a car traveling in the same direction and dragged for more than 20 meters. Two people died on the spot and the car driver escaped.

7. April 27, 2012. A rider was hit by a mudslide and fell off the cliff of the Nujiang River, but rescue efforts failed.

8. A rider was killed in Kangxiwa Daoban on the Xinjiang-Tibet Line. He was about 40 years old and was riding alone. The cause of death is unknown. The local driver said it was caused by riding in bad weather conditions, but the details are unknown.

9. The Chengdu Armed Police rushed to repair the landslide on Section 318, and two of them were killed in the landslide. One cyclist chose to go over the mountain and fell off a cliff and died.

10. On the road from Batang to Mangkang, a van and a cyclist were swept into the Jinsha River by a mudslide. There was also a 15-year-old cyclist who was injured by a stone washed down by a mudslide.

11. At about 5 pm on March 24, 2013, a cyclist was going down the first round road on the G318 mountain. While riding around a corner, a car passed behind the victim on the downhill side, causing his bicycle to slide and fall under a heavy-duty truck on the opposite uphill slope. He died on the spot

12. 50 kilometers out of Bomi. A cyclist collided with a truck on a downhill curve and was sent to the hospital where he died.

Looking at these traffic accident news, we can find that in addition to uncontrollable factors such as natural forces (such as mudslides and landslides), there are two main reasons for accidents: First, the vehicle speed is too fast and traffic accidents occur. There was no time to react; second, there was insufficient safety awareness and they drove rashly without understanding the road conditions.

Although the Sichuan-Tibet Line is picturesque and is a route that many cycling enthusiasts challenge themselves to prove themselves, due to various factors, riding the Sichuan-Tibet Line is difficult and dangerous. There are only a handful of warriors who have completed the Sichuan-Tibet Line. Many cyclists hit the road rashly without adequate preparation. Riding on the Sichuan-Tibet Line always encounters these unfavorable factors.

1. Altitude sickness. Altitude sickness is a hurdle that many cyclists have to face. Altitude sickness is often accompanied by side effects such as headaches, fatigue, and difficulty breathing, making it difficult to resist.

2. It is difficult to endure hardships and always want to take a ride. The reason why they are unable to walk the entire Sichuan-Tibet line is because many travel friends are unwilling to endure hardships and sleep in the open air along the way. Always trying his best to catch a ride. But I think that if I didn’t complete the Sichuan-Tibet Line on my own, in a sense it would be considered a failure halfway.

3. Landslides, debris flows, landslides and other irresistible factors. As we all know, July and August are the rainy seasons on the Sichuan-Tibet Line, and road conditions are always dangerous. Traveling on the Sichuan-Tibet Line during the rainy season is undoubtedly very dangerous.

In short, when traveling on the Sichuan-Tibet Line, think twice before setting off, and be fully prepared before setting off. The above is the real data I have compiled for you.

Although the current 318 road is relatively complete , but there were a lot of gravels rolling down along the way. I hope that friends who want to go on the Sichuan-Tibet Line have a safe journey. Don’t drive too fast or drive tiredly. Although the scenery is beautiful, safety comes first.