Our fast experience with Russian roadways was our trip from the airport in Moscow to here in Nizhniy Novgorod, a 4.5 hour drive. If you note from our earliest blogs (April 4, 2010), we sat in the back of a Passat and occasionally peeked at the speedometer. Dmitri was a fine driver - no accidents according to Svetlana. He was in the norm driving speeds of up to 100 mph.
Here in the city, cars are an interesting part of the culture. Sveta said many more people own cars now. The people park their cars everywhere…literally everywhere. The road signs are international signs that hang high on a wire in the air. Pedestrians do NOT have the right away. We have observed many motorists disregarding the road signs. I think I previously mentioned that they park right on the sidewalk and they double park.
The cars compete with the public transportation. There are both trolleys and buses. The trolleys are attached to wires and travel on a track…kind of like Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood. You can see these in our pictures.
Those of you that know Kenny well, know that he is very fond of automobiles and all that “stuff.” He loves to drive. Since we have been here, he has said repeatedly that you couldn’t pay him enough to drive in this city.
Here in the city, cars are an interesting part of the culture. Sveta said many more people own cars now. The people park their cars everywhere…literally everywhere. The road signs are international signs that hang high on a wire in the air. Pedestrians do NOT have the right away. We have observed many motorists disregarding the road signs. I think I previously mentioned that they park right on the sidewalk and they double park.
The cars compete with the public transportation. There are both trolleys and buses. The trolleys are attached to wires and travel on a track…kind of like Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood. You can see these in our pictures.
Those of you that know Kenny well, know that he is very fond of automobiles and all that “stuff.” He loves to drive. Since we have been here, he has said repeatedly that you couldn’t pay him enough to drive in this city.