Showing posts with label Russia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Russia. Show all posts

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Video Quiz: Where Did the White SUV Go?


Ladies and gents, please keep your eyes wide open and focused on the white SUV travelling right in front of the car with the dashboard-mounted camera. If you're wondering why, well, because the author of this video claims that the SUV pulled a disappearing act on us. Read more »

Trolling Road Users the Russian Way


After watching this video, we won’t blame you for thinking that someone hitched a ride on the side of the Toyota Yaris hatchback – to be honest, it wouldn't be too far fetched with all the crazy dashcam footage we've seen over the past few years, would it... Read more »

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

The Flukiest Crash You'll See Today


True, you cannot consider yourself lucky if you're involved in an accident, but given the circumstances and how this particular crash played out, we think the driver of the white-colored Volkswagen CC sedan should praise his lucky stars, especially after watching this video. Read more »

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Passenger Cars Make a Fool Out of a Driver in a Lexus GX 460


By all means, the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado and its more sumptuous and expensive Lexus GX sibling, are two extremely capable off-roaders that happen to be used, more often than not, on the road as regular passenger models.

However, just because a vehicle is mechanically proficient in tackling the Australian outback, the African bush, or in a scenario like this, Russia's frozen roads, doesn't mean that the same applies to its driver as well.

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In Russia, Mayhem is Everywhere…


We won't blame you if, after watching this scene recorded by a dashboard mounted camera, you're wondering what the bleep just happened here. We can try to describe the incident, but don't expect any solid answers.

What we see is an old Lada hatchback with Russian license plates coming to a stop at a red light next to an even older bus. Then, all of a sudden, a man exits the passenger model and goes around to the driver's side of the bus.

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Monday, February 11, 2013

Watch a Reckless BMW M5 Driver in a Real-Life Need for Speed Video in Georgia


If you're a regular here at CarScoop, then you've probably played some version of Electronic Art's Need for Speed racing video game and are aware of the concept.

Now, driving a virtual car like there's no tomorrow, disregarding every law on the book and endangering any life that shares the road with you on Need for Speed is one thing, practicing the same in real life is a completely different game, one that nobody should ever play…

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This Heavily Modded Infiniti FX Comes from Russia with Love


Did you know that Miami-based Vossen Wheels has collaborated with a Russian company named Rus Wheels? Neither did we, and to be frank, we probably wouldn't have paid much attention anyway if it weren't for this picture of a customized Infiniti FX shared by the alloy-wheel specialist. Read more »

The Only Thing This Woman Cares About is Getting on the Tram…


Drivers from Russia and the surrounding countries often receive a lot of flak for not paying attention to pedestrians, but that's not always the case.

Take these two women for example. Not only do they walk on the road instead of the pavement, but also in their hurry to get on a tram that had stopped further down, they completely disregard the cars – and that's something you don't want to do, especially during winter months when ice and snow cover the roads.

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Thursday, February 7, 2013

Kids Steals Dad's Infiniti and Go for a Joyride, Share Video with the World


If your kids are at that age when they want to test their (and your) limits, and at the same time, show an interest in automobiles, keeping your car's keys out of reach might sound over the top, but it could save you and your kid from a lot of headaches.

We all know that children have, and will always be mischievous. One big difference today is that, when they do something they know deep down inside is wrong, for some reason, they make use of modern technology to record their actions, which, of course, usually turns around to bite them in their behinds later on.

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Watch an Amazingly Fortunate Russian Girl Escape a Crash Unscathed


If there's one thing Russian dashcam videos have taught us, it is that you can never be completely safe as a pedestrian. Walking close or on the road doesn't help either.

Nonetheless, this young woman should feel extremely happy that the only thing lying down on the ground after a reckless driver lost control of his (or her) car are a bag and a bunch of papers.

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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Karma Strikes Down a Driver Attempting to Frighten a Pedestrian


Most people are aware that road accidents are an unfortunate part of driving, but in some instances, they may be educational as well.

Take this mindless driver, for example. While traveling on a snow-covered road, the motorist notices a pedestrian crossing the road about 100 or so feet in front of him. What does he do? Believe it or not, instead of slowing down, he slams on the horn and actually accelerates his vehicle!

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

You Could Say It Serves him Right…


How fast you can or should go with a car depends on many variables, from the kind of road you are traveling and the type of vehicle to the conditions of the road itself and of course, the weather.

In other words, you really need to use your head, something that this driver obviously didn't do as speeding on a narrow road jam-packed with parked cars and people walking by during wintertime is just asking for trouble.

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Monday, February 4, 2013

We're Pretty Sure You Shouldn't Use a Daewoo Matiz as a Snow Plow…


Here's a minor accident with a somewhat humorous outcome. According to the author of the video, a large truck with Russian license plates T-boned a learner's Daewoo Matiz hatchback at an intersection at low speed (from what we understand, it may have taken place in Ukraine – if you know, tell us in the comments).

While the impact wasn't strong, the Matiz somehow got wedged on the lorry's front bumper! We don't know if the truck driver had any problems with his brakes or if he was trying to stop further down the road to allow the other cars to pass by, but we clearly see the lorry moving with the Matiz.

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

There's Something Reversely Wrong with this Driver


You could say that this driver is pretty good with his hands behind the wheel, or completely senseless, or perhaps better yet, both.

How else can you explain his actions after the car lost traction due to the icy conditions of the road, spinning around itself and narrowly missing an oncoming vehicle?

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In Russia, an Accident is Never Really Over Until the Fat Lada Swings By...


If you make it out alive and unhurt from one accident, you can consider yourself lucky, but if you do the same twice in the same instance, it's nothing short of a miracle.

This driver was travelling on the road (in Russia, according to the poster and one of the car's license plates) minding his own business when a Mitsubishi Lancer sedan coming from the opposite side lost traction and swerved into his lane.

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

It's Good to be Alive: Incredibly Lucky Pedestrians


Not that life is easier for pedestrians residing in Russia and its neighboring countries during warmer seasons, but understandably, it's far more dangerous to try to walk across any road in the harsh winter weather conditions.

Here were have two separate incidents involving pedestrians and cars, with a fortunate outcome, at least for the former.

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Life Can be Full of Surprises when You're Driving on Russian Roads


Come on, just admit it, there's no reason to be ashamed; you missed watching all those whacky videos from Russia on CarScoop while we were fighting against Google's devious bureaucratic operations the past few days.

So, to make up for it, we plunged into the depths of YouTube dodging the expected and looking for the unexpected – fear not, you'll soon see for yourself what we mean by that.

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Yippee Ki-Yay, Munich Rivals: Mercedes Stars in New Die Hard Film, BMWs Get Blown Up


Has it really been 25 years since officer John McClane saved the day, or rather Christmas Eve and the hostages, including his wife at the Nakatomi Plaza? Oh yes, but that didn’t stop Bruce Willis from reprising the role thrice in the intervening years – or rather four times, since he’s also starring in the fifth Die Hard installment that’s coming out on Valentine’s Day.

In “A Good Day to Die Hard”, McClane travels to Moscow, meets his estranged son Jack and, as usual, accidentally gets involved in a terrorist scheme that he has to avert.

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Count How Many Times this Driver Hit a Vehicle in 5 Seconds


The way we see it, there's only one of two things going on here with this driver: either he's more drunk than Lindsey Lohan floating unsurprised in a barrel of whiskey or he's crazier than a rabid dog.

There's no other explanation, because while you could say the driver of the white-colored station wagon (can you tell us the make and model?) was trying to make a quick getaway after smashing into the Nissan Juke when he hit the truck, the second time he crashed into it doesn't make any sense.

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Moose on the Loose Hits Moscow Ring Road


Adding to the many strange things one can see on Russian highways these days, a driver captured a moose on film attempting to cross the Moscow Automobile Ring Road, which circles around the country's capital city.

We can't see if the large animal was hurt (it doesn't look like it), but while crossing the road, it stumbled and slipped before it got up by itself and headed towards the…fast lane on the left side of the highway.

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