Russian’s preoccupation with drinking their favorite domestic beverage, vodka, results in some of the highest drunk-driving statistics in the world.
This week alone over 100 Russian’s died in collisions caused by drunk drivers. So far this year over 10,000 Russian’s have died on Russia’s highways.
Russia’s Interior Minister, Rashid Nurgaliev, blamed criminal negligence and a road culture lacking basic driving skills. He admitted Russian roads are bad, infrastructure is weak and drivers often chat on their mobile phones at high speed or drive while drunk.
The Russian government has made earnest attempts to combat bad driving including employing thousands of traffic police with stop and search powers.
However, Mr. Nurgaliev admitted that despite their best efforts most drivers in Russia still think they can break the law and get away with it.
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This week alone over 100 Russian’s died in collisions caused by drunk drivers. So far this year over 10,000 Russian’s have died on Russia’s highways.
Russia’s Interior Minister, Rashid Nurgaliev, blamed criminal negligence and a road culture lacking basic driving skills. He admitted Russian roads are bad, infrastructure is weak and drivers often chat on their mobile phones at high speed or drive while drunk.
The Russian government has made earnest attempts to combat bad driving including employing thousands of traffic police with stop and search powers.
However, Mr. Nurgaliev admitted that despite their best efforts most drivers in Russia still think they can break the law and get away with it.
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