We'll be honest with you and tell you right of the bat that this is only the best of about a dozen videos where people get cut off in Russia, all released today. Just driving on a regular road in Russia appears to be as dangerous as swimming with sharks. Why is it the best clup? Just wait and see.
The first thing that happens here is that an old Lada joins the main road by making a right turn without heeding. This causes the victim of the video to swerve to the left in order to avoid it.
Now here's where things really start to get interesting. From the opposite direction, another car with taxi livery cuts the motorist off once again. Oh, and in case you're curious, that's not a Hyundai i20. It's the Solaris, specifically designed as a low-budget hatch for the Russian market. At this point, a crash is inevitable. The car mounts the curb right next to a bus station, scaring many of the people standing there.
If there's something we've learned from the other dash cam videos we watched today, it's that Russian have literally no defensive driving skills. This is also true in this case, as the motorist was traveling way too fast and didn't have his foot over the brake through what's essentially two crowded intersections. But, he still managed to avoid killing anybody and the damage to his ride is probably not that severe.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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