I thought the traffic and drivers in the US were nuts. I now have a much better appreciation for the infrastructure and rules that we have in place there. We returned from Lobnya on Sunday via car, thanks to Svetlana's friend, Valery. I was so disappointed that we didn't have our camera with us because I'm not sure that words can do justice to what we experienced, but here it goes.
Everything was just fine for about the first 15 minutes, then we hit traffic. We were on a four lane road that people turned into six lanes very quickly. That still wasn't enough room, so some of the more aggressive drivers turned the pedestrian path to the side of the road into yet another lane. This is where the pics would have come in handy. Several people walking on the path had to adjust their route in order to avoid head-on collisions. The gap between the road and the walking path turned into more of a ditch so the cars that took that route had to continue on until the next cross road in order to return to the real road.
Walking on the sidewalks here in Moscow can be just as adventurous (see pic above...nice right?). Several times I have had to make quick moves in order to not get hit by the occassional SUV coming down the way at me. No joke here. I thought they were going to just park on the sidewalk, as many others do (again, pics would be helpful here), but they continued on toward me. It's amazing more people don't get injured walking around here.
Everything was just fine for about the first 15 minutes, then we hit traffic. We were on a four lane road that people turned into six lanes very quickly. That still wasn't enough room, so some of the more aggressive drivers turned the pedestrian path to the side of the road into yet another lane. This is where the pics would have come in handy. Several people walking on the path had to adjust their route in order to avoid head-on collisions. The gap between the road and the walking path turned into more of a ditch so the cars that took that route had to continue on until the next cross road in order to return to the real road.
Walking on the sidewalks here in Moscow can be just as adventurous (see pic above...nice right?). Several times I have had to make quick moves in order to not get hit by the occassional SUV coming down the way at me. No joke here. I thought they were going to just park on the sidewalk, as many others do (again, pics would be helpful here), but they continued on toward me. It's amazing more people don't get injured walking around here.
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