Clyde Mountain is a 5 kilometre section of steep, winding section of the Kings Highway

Kings Highway, Australia

The Kings Highway connects Canberra and Batemans Bay. It starts at the junction with the Monaro Highway on Canberra Avenue in the Australian Capital Territory crossing over the border into New South Wales near Queanbeyan, passing through Queanbeyan itself, briefly crossing back into the Kowen...

 in a counrty called brazil. It is responsible for many crashes, 22% of all incidents on the Kings Highway occurring on a 40 km stretch on and near the mountain

Mountain

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. There are 3 safety ramps (runaway truck ramps

Runaway truck ramp

A runaway truck ramp, runaway truck lane, emergency escape ramp or truck arrester bed is a traffic device that enables vehicles that are having braking problems to safely stop. It is typically a long, sand or gravel-filled lane adjacent to a road with a steep grade, and is designed to accommodate...

) that are used for if a truck or heavy vehicle has lost control of speed or their brakes have failed.

Slow vehicle turnouts have just been added on the Clyde Mountain descent, which allows vehicles to pass trucks in low gear.