On the daily commute to work, we all hope to be safe in the hands of public transport. However, the low-cost shuttle buses which operate on Russia’s roads, called “marshrutkas”, are becoming an increasingly lethal option. A high speed chase … and a miracle that no-one was killed. For more than ten minutes, Volgograd police pursued a speeding shuttle bus which had a drunk driver at the wheel. In another shocking incident two minibuses raced each other in central Russia, leaving 15 people injured. Shuttle buses are very popular throughout Russia due to the low cost of a ride. However, almost everywhere in the country this type of transportation is fraught with danger. According to police, in some Russian cities, shuttle minibuses are involved in more than half of all road accidents. Most of the shuttles belong to private companies, where drivers are often overworked and underpaid. Some of them try to get behind the wheel drunk or on drugs. “This year alone, we performed 40 random checks and found 27 drivers who were using drugs,” said Elena Zakharevich from the State Drug Enforcement Authority. For just one day Pyotr Shkumatov, living in Moscow, parked his car and took a shuttle bus to work. He says he almost got killed. “There were four serious violations in a row, very risky ones too: running through a red light, going the wrong way,” he said. “I was so scared, I was ready to grab the guy by the hand and make him pull over.” Meanwhile, authorities in the Russian …
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awesome video
That’s nuts! I hope no one else gets hurt by those drivers that think it’s a game to drive a bus.
Is that a PIG at 1.09
are you terminator?
@BoxBoardCard i think you might be right sorry about that
whoever suscribes to me i will suscribe to them
whoever suscribes to me i will suscribe to them
whoever suscribes to me i will suscribe to them
whoever suscribes to me i will suscribe to them
whoever suscribes to me i will suscribe to them
whoever suscribes to me i will suscribe to them
whoever suscribes to me i will suscribe to them
whoever suscribes to me i will suscribe to them
whoever suscribes to me i will suscribe to them
whoever suscribes to me i will suscribe to them
@rzee yep, have a gps in the car that restricts the speed of the car to whatever road it is on, also include live feedback to a central server via 3G for other uses, for example any car parked in a pubs parking lot could be flagged as possible drunk driving. During a high speed chase a car could be disabled remotely before it begins. Who could disagree? speeders? drunkards? criminals?
shuttle bus! shuttle bus! shuttle bus! shuttle bus! shuttle bus! shuttle bus! shuttle bus!
@gekko101 LOL WOOPS MY BAD
@meadowsirl
What will GPS do to avoid an accident? Please explain that to me…
What’s next, you want someone to remotely control your car for you? Seriously, rethink your statement before you spew more bullshit.
perhaps those buses were ones used mainly by immigrants, then I could see a motive happening,
yeah, like every other person said here. Maybe they can just get a better deal and not be worked to death.
in russia train rides YOU!
or you can pay them more
@philipsidney oh you dick you beat me by 9mins i was gonna put that!
In Soviet Russia, bus rides on you!
@TheFreefa11 With all due respect, but I think you replied to the wrong person. Or that was just one of the most random comments I’ve seen in ages.
Respond to this video…
i was also agreeing capitalism sucks when its broken and ran by an oligarchy i just for got to say it
@BoxBoardCard i was talking about your quote fucknugget
capitalism. Money first. Public safety and regulations second.
America the greatest capitalist country ever with products like
Ford Explorer
Jeep CJ
Ford Pinto
Olestra (fat free fat)
Enron
Exxon ( Valdez still not cleaned up )
was merely pointing out Americas capitalist economy has had 200 years to get it right Russia has had 20 Communism fell in 91 if i remember right……….still though fuck being a passenger on one of them
1:07 – I’m sure I’ve seen her on an inappropriate website somewhere…
@TheFreefa11 mfw when this is in Russia.. Fucking idiot.
osama is dead?!
yep thats big brother alright.
@BoxBoardCard welcome to america
Ah…capitalism. Money first. Public safety and regulations second.