What actually defines the world's steepest street, and who holds the title?
In short: Baldwin Street in Dunedin, New Zealand, is officially recognized as the world's steepest paved road. This video examines the criteria behind this Guinness World Record and explores the history of how such a title is measured and claimed.
The Guinness World Record for the steepest paved road requires the incline to be measured over a continuous distance of more than ten metres. Baldwin Street in Dunedin, New Zealand, currently holds this title, attracting significant tourism due to its extreme gradient.
The video investigates the specific definitions used to categorize a street as the steepest in the world, questioning the metrics that allow a road to claim this distinction.
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