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Meanwhile in Russia, Workers Try to Remove Zebra Stripes on Crosswalk

Written By Ishimaru Kaito on Rabu, 09 Mei 2012 | 07.58

Either Russians found a sound way to tackle unemployment in the country or there is something else going that we are not aware of in the video that was sent to us by Carscoop tipster Amal G.

What we see here is a crew of Russian workers using axes to chip away the painted lines on a crosswalk. Here's hoping that we will have another video in our hands in a few months' time from now to show you their progress.

Written By Ishimaru Kaito on Sabtu, 05 Mei 2012 | 12.10

There seems to be no end in sight to the crazy stories from the wild, wild East that is Russia's roads. Today, one of our readers tipped us off about this footage showing an Audi R8 making a very quick U-turn on a central road, somewhere in Russia.

For a couple of seconds, all seems to be going well but as the German sports car enters the straight it smashes onto the side of what looks like an older Lada Samara, knocking the Russian sedan over.

While we see people running to help the driver of the green sedan, the R8 coupe makes a run for it passing a red light in the process.

Written By Ishimaru Kaito on Jumat, 04 Mei 2012 | 11.54

You cannot even commit suicide in Russia these days without getting your arse whooped, though to be honest, the jury is still out on whether the man seen in this video was attempting to end his life or if he was trying to pull an insurance fraud.

Whatever the case, the driver of the vehicle was in no mood for games and beat the living daylights out of the man seconds before the police arrived – which is a strange coincidence in itself.

Surprisingly, the man in the car drove off as if nothing had happened. Watch the dashcam footage in the video after the break.

Written By Ishimaru Kaito on Kamis, 03 Mei 2012 | 07.20

When common courtesy and road safety take a back seat, it is time for guns to do the talking, or in this case, signaling other drivers, in Russia.

See how the driver of this black Jeep Grand Cherokee reacted when the person in the vehicle with the camcorder did not want him to merge into his lane in the short clip that follows right past the break.

Written By Ishimaru Kaito on Rabu, 02 Mei 2012 | 12.32

Unless you have a very grisly imagination, there is little chance that you can guess who and with what is blocking the road to this passenger bus as well as the rest of the following vehicles in Russia.

We are not going to spoil the ending but we will tell you that the person responsible really needs to give their head a very good shake… Video follows after the break.

Written By Ishimaru Kaito on Selasa, 01 Mei 2012 | 12.25

As it turns out, adding a real life-size plastic cow to the bed of a Dodge Ram SRT-10 will not help you win a race, at least not one where speed is the operative parameter, but it will help you stand out from the crowd.

The cow-equipped SRT-10 featuring the Viper's 8.3-liter V10 engine with 500-horsepower went up against a Range Rover Sport Supercharged GT600 producing 600 ponies, followed by a stock Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG with 510-horses and a BMW X6M Evotech Stage 2 rated at 630hp.

There's a video just after the break for your enjoyment.

Written By Ishimaru Kaito on Senin, 30 April 2012 | 13.02

The vast majority of bikers involved in an accident, no matter how small it may appear to be, will at least sit down to take a breath even if they are not hurt, but not this scooter rider who crashed into the side of a Toyota Camry while attempting to cross through a road without paying attention.

The man literally spun around himself almost touching the ground and immediately left the scene running towards the same direction he was heading with the scooter!

If you have any idea what just went on here, feel free to enlighten (or humor) us in the comments section that follows below the video.

Written By Ishimaru Kaito on Jumat, 27 April 2012 | 12.34

As if it wasn't bad enough that the owner of this Toyota Camry sedan parked the car illegally at the end of a crosswalk, thus forcing pedestrians to stand inside the road, the driver proves to be an even bigger tool by backing into a kid returning from school who was waiting to cross the street!

Head past the break to watch the video.

Written By Ishimaru Kaito on Kamis, 26 April 2012 | 18.24

Imagine driving on a quiet street at low speeds when of all a sudden, without any warning or another car involved, your vehicle goes flying into the air.

Crazy as it may sound, this is what happened to a driver of a Land Rover Freelander earlier today in the Russian resort city of Sochi, which by the way, will host the 2014 Olympics Winter Games…

If you watch the first video that was shot from a dash mounted camera on a following vehicle (don't take into consideration the date, it's wrong), you'll be inclined to believe that the SUV fell into an uncovered sewage hole on the road causing it to flip over.

In yet another typical weekday afternoon in Russia, a driver approaches pedestrians crossing the street without any intention of leaving them some space.

Two men holding beers in their hands were offended by the driver's aggressive approach and decided to come to a halt and place the bottles and themselves on the car's bonnet. Bad move…

See what happened next in the video that follows below the jump.

Written By Ishimaru Kaito on Rabu, 25 April 2012 | 14.44

While one driver was being a gentleman in St. Petersburg, Russia, by helping a woman cross a flooded road, another driver and his friend were partying it out by ski-boarding on the still waters, which would have been cool if they had not blasted water into the aforementioned driver's parked car…

Hop over the break to watch the clip.

Written By Ishimaru Kaito on Senin, 23 April 2012 | 12.31

Being alert and careful behind the steering wheel at all times can certainly save a life when you least expect it, as the woman driving the silver Mercedes-Benz coupe in this video proved.

We cannot say for sure if the public worker in the orange vest tripped or if he suffered some sort of medical emergency when he fell, but the woman's lightning response is the reason he lived another day to tell the tale.

Jump past the break for the video clip.

Written By Ishimaru Kaito on Minggu, 22 April 2012 | 09.11

Regardless of who has the right of way, it is very important for both pedestrians and motorists to be watchful at all times. In this occasion, while the ambulance was definitely speeding, on the other hand, the woman didn't even look before she tried to cross the road.

Lucky for her, the ambulance driver saw her at the last second and managed to bring the van to a twisty stop only inches away from the woman. Head past the break to watch the video.

Written By Ishimaru Kaito on Jumat, 20 April 2012 | 05.15

Toyota will add a second shift at its vehicle production facility in St. Petersburg, Russia, starting from this September and for this reason, it has hired 600 new workers, which bring the total headcount to 1,750 employees.

The Japanese company began production of the Camry in Russia in November 2011 with sales of the mid-size sedan having surged 66 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, while overall, Toyota recorded a 22 per cent increase to 32,859 units during the same period.

Written By Ishimaru Kaito on Rabu, 18 April 2012 | 13.45

Any Nissan Skyline that is or is dressed up to look like a GT-R is bound to capture the attention of any gearhead on the road.

Perhaps the passenger of the vehicle with the dashboard camera gave this souped-up Skyline sedan the evil eye or something of the sorts, because as soon the Japanese model passed by and the driver pressed on the gas pedal, he lost control of the vehicle giving the undercarriage an unwanted makeover.

Slide over the break to watch the video.

The last thing you want to see coming out of the corner of a wet road is a semi-trailer truck folded in two heading straight towards you. A combination of luck and possibly a good set of tires and brakes helped this driver avoid the worst when he was faced with such a situation.

Head on past the break to watch the video from the dash-mounted camera.

Written By Ishimaru Kaito on Selasa, 17 April 2012 | 12.02

From the depths of the unknown comes this jittery small truck that was recorded on film dancing not only up and down, but also right to left every time the driver came to a halt. So what you do think is going on here?

Head past the jump and humor us with your answers.

Written By Ishimaru Kaito on Kamis, 12 April 2012 | 17.04

A wraparound metal bull bar…check. A safari-style snorkel kit…check. Blacked out windows…check. So, what's missing from this rough n' tough 4x4, which if we're not hugely mistaken, is an older generation Toyota Land Cruiser?

Well, you may as well forget the 4x4 part, as the driver lost one of the SUV's wheels while cruising on a...paved road! Watch a video of the incident in all its glory right after the break.

Today, your daily dose of Russian madness comes courtesy of a stubborn driver of a Nissan Teana sedan (loosely related to the older generation Maxima) who for some reason was hell bent to drive over a pedestrian crossing on a train track in Moscow.

Not surprisingly, the car got stuck on the train tracks and being front wheel drive, he couldn't pedal his way out of this situation. Some by-passers quickly came out to help push the Teana back but as soon as they heard the train approaching they left him to watch the disaster that was bound to happen.

Written By Ishimaru Kaito on Rabu, 11 April 2012 | 10.15

To claim that the driver and the passenger(s) of this car were lucky to escape unhurt from the series of events that took place on the icy road is the understatement of the year, but we're glad they did because they weren't to blame one bit.

Hop over the break to watch the video.

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