Promods 2.60 has recently introduced a new death road at North Iceland. The road mainly consists of narrow roads, bends and possibly some slippery surfaces, but is a bit more easier to drive through compared to the Kirkness Quarry Road. This guide will cover some tips and tricks to surviving the Iceland death road.
Tips to surviving the road:
Avoid transporting a double, triple or long trailer through the road - These trailers are highly likely to cause your truck to get stuck around the bends. You could end up getting punished for blocking if the truck gets stuck for too long.
Do NOT overtake anywhere on narrow roads unless it is absolutely essential - It is too dangerous to overtake on narrow roads as you run the risk of conflicting with oncoming traffic. You need to have a good enough reason to overtake (i.e. the truck has stopped and you have plenty of space to overtake). A slow truck driver is not a good enough reason to overtake.
Avoid driving over 20mph/31kmh throughout the road - Unless you want to arrive with a damaged truck.
Make sure you have diff lock assigned to a button - This may be useful if your truck gets stuck.
Teleport to a garage if your truck is beached - If you are unable to unstuck yourself after diff lock and lifting the axle, teleport to a garage as you risk blocking traffic behind.
If you are driving with friends, please be careful when driving around with other road users - Although there's nothing wrong with driving with friends, please be kind to other road users around the narrow roads. Expect some separation to occur as you may be required to give way to other traffic.
It is highly recommended you switch off the Winter physics mod - The physics mod may make driving through the area horribly difficult. It is best to have this switched off for now.
Please also refer to this post by @Fummelprinz as these points are useful:
Bended road section:
This portion of the road is very narrow and can be difficult to deal with conflicting oncoming traffic. For this section of the road:
Drive as closely to the right as possible - This will allow oncoming traffic to drive through the road without any conflicts.
However, do not drive too closely to the right - Otherwise your truck may beach and you'll have to F7.
If you are carrying a trailer, pull out as much as you can through the bends - This will prevent your trailer from getting stuck at the corner. This is particularly important for the first bend. https://imgur.com/lEafXLB
Give way to whoever arrived at the bend first. Make sure you stop before the bend and give the other driver enough space to pass - This will make it easier for the other driver to drive around the bend.
At the entry of the road, give way to drivers leaving the road - If you are entering the death road, give way to drivers leaving the road. This is because the entry is too narrow for 2 trucks to fit through. https://imgur.com/3zsSjWq
Eimskip area:
This area can be relatively simple but will require cooperation between drivers to avoid conflicts. The main concern about this road is the 2 buildings that make the road narrow. For this portion of the death road:
Give way to drivers leaving the cargo company - The road is a bit too narrow to accommodate 2 drivers. Because there isn't a lot of space for drivers leaving to pull over, it is best to give way to them. https://imgur.com/CndzxJe
If you are entering the company with a trailer, turn a bit late to prevent damaging the trailer from the corner
I hope this guide has been helpful. Please drop any questions or comments below. Thanks for reading ?