The editors at Forbes Traveler need to get out of their posh offices and live on the edge a little more. Their latest effort to shamelessly boost pageviews on their site is a slideshow of “America’s scariest drives,” in which California Highway 1 makes the list because there is “often nothing but a thin guardrail between you and a thousand-foot plunge.” Puh-leeze.

At least you’ve got a guardrail. I’ve experienced far more frightening drives in Alaska, California, or New Zealand, off the top of my head, without the luxury of a metal barrier.

Route 1 is a gorgeous road with amazing vistas, but fear shouldn’t be the central emotion you experience. (Except perhaps if you pull into the gas station in San Simeon and see the markup…)

You want real fear at the wheel? Or even better, on a mountain bike? Try this: the Death Road in Bolivia. Not the “Ooh, there’s no guardrail” Road. Death Road.

Have a look:

And a video:

(Thanks, Bill!)