Well traveled Dutchman here. (which is nothing special) When driving in a foreign country I usually stick to the basic rul; ''Drive like the locals do.'' However in Russia this rule is not recommended. Most Russians are careful and competent drivers, who want to keep themselves and their cars undamaged, but there are also many idiots on the roads. Best way to travel there in winter is by train or by airplane.
Wow. The roads here in Canada can get bad like that too. Our main highway I think may have more plow trucks though. Don't quote me though because the funding for snow removal has been cut back again. We are having another snow storm right now actually lol. Safe travels and thank you so much for the videos.
I was also going to point out that it was just like Canada, haha. If there wasn't for those churches in the video (and of course Russian boards), I would just have thought it was here hahaha
26 hours of on stop driving during winter conditions is pure craziness. You guys are extremely lucky that nothing bad happened. There are so many risks around you at snowed highway and you will not react quick enough if you drive for too long.
Reminds me of Nov 1998 when we adopted two Russian kids. 30 below zero, my face hurt. I was just happy that someone else drove us from Moscow to Yaroslavl and back.
that's awesome thanks. drove many a trip like that. like say,..one time,... from Toledo, Oregon all the way back to South Dakota. My trip,..well it started from Toledo started early morning at 05:00 a.m. i went east to the Valley Corvallis Oregon on highway 20 and hooked up with I-5 or interstate 5. Went north to Portland. Swung around the south east of Portland to I- 84 then at tri-cities Kenniwick, Pasco, Richland and turned north unto I-82 to highway 395. Followed that until i hit I-90 and then went through numerous states all the way to South Dakota. When south Dakota was reached turned off at Stugis South Dakota. Went East through Sturgis on highway 34 to highway 79. then hit highway 212,..and then followed that all the way to Eagle butte south Dakota. Went east of Eagle butte to Ridgeview,..turned north on BIA rd 3,..which turns into 4 and then finally stopped in Promise yeah. But since i was driving alone and it was in winter,..January i spent one night in Missoula Montana. Like you I love the mountains so i wanted to see more of them,..and in snow they are so breath taking. Roads were slippery to snow packed with more coming,..but if a person drove careful it was fine.And in the morning they were awesome!! just thought i would share. thank you. be safe be careful have fun.
Road trips are a kind of therapy for me. I love that. In the United States I have already experienced Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine in winter. At other times I have been part of Route 66, beaches in Florida, and even the Extraterrestrial Highway. I've been to the Sturgis motorcycle meet, and about the state of Wyoming I can say: oh my God, what an incredible place to drive! Greetings from Brazil!
This is good videos it lets us see what Russia is really like worts and all you do a good job mate .im watching this from Australia ,I’m 68 lived here 42 years brought up in Scotland remember on tv in late 50s Russia then was a much different country to now such improvements now
Russia is closer to America than what we all think. All the same winter driving problems on the interstate. Russian and American driving is not like western Europe.
Probably in most ways (From mentality and outer politics to local conditions and buisness) - US and Russia have more common with each other, either than Europe.
Highways look OK. It is the snow removal that is the problem. They should be prepared as snow is nothing new in Siberia. Snow removal is costly, but delaying the trucks is costly as well. In the mountains they should have chain up areas. Why don't some of you Canadians make a video and show how it is done in Canada. (As for the police they are all the same. In Canada they hide so that they can trap you).
surprisingly i havent seen chains used in russia at all, we don't have too many mountains but mountains cross some important highways and would certainly come in handy there
that shit happened to me last year when I was driving to Austria for ski holidays. There were a crazy snowstorm and trucks couldn't go up the mountain roads.
When you mentioned Perm, I looked on Google earth and expected the city to be far across Russia but it looked next door, it really does put the size of Russia in perspective.👍🇷🇺
Or St. Petersburg. Check out the fans who drove that to see zenith play only for their car to break in Vladivostok. They took the trans Siberian back home and the club gave them another car for their efforts.
would love to see you drive to Yakutsk and make a driving video of Yakutsk, so few videos about my favorite Russian city and your driving videos are very high quality!
can you upload video Moscow to Yekaterinburg full trip full video?? if possible no music only the sound of the trip no other just like you can feel that your in the trip you guys are talking to the car dont mind the viideo iam ready to watch no matter how long is the trip/video?! pls upload a video from Moscow to Yekaterinburg full trip
Love from Dubai..... its so beautiful place .... me and my family loves your countryside trips.... and love these place really want to visit but don't know how to reach these villages 🤩🥰❤❤❤
I thought In Russia 🇷🇺 8 months of the year is snowy winter 🙄 thus you have better magical system to keep highways/freeways free of snow!😒 Oh well. As some have mentioned, Russia 🇷🇺 and America 🇺🇸 share lots of similar situations. Yes! There are always idiots driving on the snowy highway at 120!
No rust. In the US and Canada, some cars are destroyed after 10 years, so much salt. It's like driving on the beach every day for 6 months of the year.
@@RussianPlus Это большая удача! That's fantastic. What kind of car was it? Did you win a lottery or game show? Also, if I may make suggestion: the Subaru Outback AWD is great on snow going up slopes. Low center of gravity and power at all the wheels.
A lot of Russian drivers take unnecessary risks...You ought to try riding a motorcycle through Russia like I did last autumn from Germany. Most drivers (but not all) have zero respect for motorcyclists. A couple of guys deliberately ran me off the road...lucky I was on my offroad KTM, so I just gassed it and went around them offroad and way up ahead. They were absolute dickheads...in the minority though.
This is not extreme conditions, this is just people with no winter tires. We get way more snow here, and we can get to our destination especially trucks that have more traction than cars.
SUV with 4WD, LSD, diff-lock, snow tyres, plenty of ground clearance ... Chains would be a plus but sadly there isn't space under the wheel arch of most modern cars. Call that progress cos I don't. And as for low-profile snow tyres, they're ultimate in stupidity. Ever considered increasing the weight per unit area ratio by using narrower tyres rather than those all-fashion no-function ultra-wide tyres? Jack, the Japan Alps Brit
Looks like winter driving in Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming. I didn't realize that Yekaterinburg is East of the Urals. That would be like us crossing the Rocky Mountains during winter. It can get really nasty sometimes. Do most Russians purchase winter tires for use during the winter months?
But it turns out, the Urals are just itsy-bitsy hills, less than the Appalachians! The top peak is only something like 7000 feet! Don't let that "boundary between Europe and Asia" hype confuse you 😂
Raining more than it's snowing.... Look at the snow on the side roads and churches? I understand cities do have one or two grads higher but honestly....
i made this trip last summer 2019 France to Krasnoyarsk, Siberia M9 to Moscow, them M7 and M5 .... all the way to Krasnoyarsk, Return September. Trip of a lifetime.. June - September 2019. sorry, i have no videos, but lots of snaps. i plan to do the same this winter late February 2020 .... M9/M7/M5 ... in winter. i love to hear from any of you, any comments i will study in-depth... many thanks. p.s. will i need snow chains for my Citroen Saxo????
I never saw snow chains here in Russia. Actually we use winter tires from october to april. Sometimes longer or shorter depending on a region. And we switch them twice a year.
Apart from the weather conditions, how was the quality of the road surface itself (which looks good from your clips). I'm thinking of doing a road trip this summer as part of the European Championships (have tix for the 1/4 final in St. Petersburg!) and would love to explore some of the country east of Moscow (by car).
It always surprises me how many reckless drivers there are in Russia when wages are low relative to the price of a car. You would have imagined people would be desperate not to cause any unnecessary damage to their vehicle.
А что не показали как например дорога до Нижнего идет сквозь кучу населенных пунктов с допустимой скоростью 60? Показаны только прямые свободные участки.
When IT gets to ABOUT 10 degrees below zero, not Celsius. WE CAN finally get out and drive..I mean NO disrespect ,BUT I chuckle when PEOPLE stay ,0 .. That's warm in Northern WASHINGTON STATE BY CANADA.
I'd be very nervous driving in those conditions in Russia, not by the snow, but I have a friend who went there and he told me that drunk driving is rife
Do Russians normally drive with studded tyres like they do in Scandinavia? Like the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 with steel studs? Or is that not allowed because of damaging the asphalt?
This is interesting, no chains or traction aids are allowed? Chains do, or can damage the road surface, there are other type devices now such as wheel socks (Polymer), have you used any of these things? Why did you chose to not use the rail for your trip?
Xa...Xa...For sure...and most of time don't need that stuff If you ain't no dumb ass that goes too fast for the conditions. I have been on some ice that made me pucker up.
