America’s most paranormal road is said to be haunted with cars mysteriously rolling uphill by themselves
- This road is said to be haunted by ghosts of children
- However, in reality, it might all be an optical illusion
- Check out the video below to see what happens to cars on this road
Published on Oct 20, 2024 at 11:00 AM (UTC+4)
by Nalin Rawat
Last updated on Oct 18, 2024 at 8:45 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
This Southern California road, Sylmar’s Gravity Hill, is known nationwide as America’s most haunted road.
According to drivers, their cars start climbing uphill without any driver intervention.
There are also reports of drivers hearing disembodied screams after seeing ‘childlike’ apparitions.
The urban legend surrounding the road also involves a school bus full of children who perished many years ago.
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America’s most haunted road
According to the urban legend, the ghosts of the children push cars away from danger.
The haunted road where drivers experience this also happens to be next to a cemetery.
Several accidents have also taken place on this road several decades before, but there’s a scientific reason behind the cars moving on their own.
In reality, the haunted road is a gravity hill, an optical illusion caused by an obstruction of the horizon line.
When a horizon line is blocked, it becomes difficult for a person to judge the slope of a surface.
Without a reliable reference point and misleading visual cues, an optical illusion is created where a slight downhill slope appears to be an uphill slope.
Urban legend and ghost stories
These kinds of places are often accompanied by claims that magnetic or supernatural forces are at work.
However, these kinds of stories are often created by people themselves and with time turn into urban legends.
If you like these kinds of paranormal tales, there are a lot of other haunted stories in the automotive world.
Just recently, a trucker managed to capture a mysterious ghostly figure on a dashcam while driving on an empty road.
There’s also a story about a haunted Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow in India.
These kinds of stories are often featured on shows like Paranormal Caught on Camera, which also covered this particular haunted road.
On the show, comedian Saud Bekissel said the ghosts are also helping drivers skip a trip to the gas station (by pushing the cars).
Nalin started his career by working with various national newspapers in India. He has also worked as a writer/editor for many popular websites, while still pursuing his journalism and mass communication degree. Working as a digital nomad has allowed him to inform and educate through his work. When he is not writing, you can find him playing video games or travelling the mountains on his bike.
