Things I have learned from Russian dashcam videos...

Mako

Mako

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...and I have watched a lot of them.

1) How to swear in Russian. Most of it is misogynistic or relates to sex with someone's mother.
2) Russians can't turn left without something hitting them.
3) Russians can't turn left without hitting something. Anything.
4) Russians must overtake continuously. Failure to do so removes their masculinity.
5) No one is insured. If their vehicle can move after the crash, they're gone.
6) Cheap, awful Russian cars get blown into confetti when they get hit by huge, solid Russian trucks.
7) Literally everyone is drunk.

Here's a representative sample (note - some were eventually fatal, but there is no gore):

 
Makes mental note never to visit Russia, at the risk of being in (or in the vicinity of) some form of vehicle whilst there and deaded.
 
Mako said:
...and I have watched a lot of them.

1) How to swear in Russian. Most of it is misogynistic or relates to sex with someone's mother.
2) Russians can't turn left without something hitting them.
3) Russians can't turn left without hitting something. Anything.
4) Russians must overtake continuously. Failure to do so removes their masculinity.
5) No one is insured. If their vehicle can move after the crash, they're gone.
6) Cheap, awful Russian cars get blown into confetti when they get hit by huge, solid Russian trucks.
7) Literally everyone is drunk.
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8) Who needs tyres with tread?
9) If you don't have a gun or a weapon, use your Lada.
10) Euro-Dance is still a thing in Russia.
 
ive traveled for years in ukraine i cant comment on russian driving however. i would say ukraine drivers on the whole are ok.. when there has been a smack its usually been a russian driver.. but now as it is since the break up they aint as many in ukraine anymore holiday types about.
 
Some horrific crashes...... Especially the lorry just ploughing through those cars.... I would be very surprised if anyone survived that.

Well on the other hand some are just plain daft,
 
hope u dont mind me putting this up chris...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6ZXOLbFD6M

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there not much better in india unfortunatly..

i was shown this whilst on a safety training session for working on 3phase electrics...not for the faint hearted!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2hPsNTFQjo&oref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F&has_verified=1
 
No-one ever seems to stop for accidents. If I had a dashcam and some fool drove into the car in front of me I'd stop and offer my footage. But above that I'd stop to see if anyone needed help.
 
shirtyzeus said:
hope u dont mind me putting this up chris...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6ZXOLbFD6M

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there not much better in india unfortunatly..

i was shown this whilst on a safety training session for working on 3phase electrics...not for the faint hearted!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2hPsNTFQjo&oref=https://www.youtube.com/&has_verified=1
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Not at all! I'd seen the first one before and the sheer lack of awareness from the people filming it was staggering.

I've seen the second one too (I did say I've seen a lot of these) and the classic "pugilist" pose tells me that he's not only dead in this life, but also the next two or three.

MrComputerSaint said:
No-one ever seems to stop for accidents. If I had a dashcam and some fool drove into the car in front of me I'd stop and offer my footage. But above that I'd stop to see if anyone needed help.
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In fairness, Russia is a huge country. In a city it is likely that no one will stop, but out in the wilderness, where traffic isn't that common, people will stop and help each other.
 
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