Living on the west coast things are a bit steeper. This is about 2 miles from my home and the only way I go into town unless its raining. Steering with the throttle is not fun on a steep hill. See the inset on bottom left for how twisty the road is.
Hell yeah! We did a west coast cruise in our RV this summer. Hit an 18% grade for 5km with retarded 90* switchbacks. Smoked out the brake (even with max engine braking). LOL......We googled the flattest way out of British Columbia on our way home.