Listen for Suka (bitch) Blyat (whore) and anything that sounds like hoo-ee and those are the cussings.

Whatever they use to mount the dashcams seems pretty damn sturdy. If they built the cars out of whatever that stuff was, nobody would get hurt.

I have a feeling that if dash cams were as prevalent in the U.S. as they are in Russia, we would be in the running for the "people who toss their cars into anything" gold medal.

As someone fairly well traveled at this point, I must say that despite what we feel about our own drivers in the US, we are some of the better drivers out there. Not to perpetuate the stereotype, but in Asia, i said a prayer every time I got in a damn cab and often had near misses when I rode my motorcycle. The US has downright polite drivers, whereas many other places have highly skilled but way overly aggressive drivers with no concept of self-preservation.

Yeah, I had a poly sci prof that said when she was traveling in Europe/Asia and (I think) Israel, the people there would be amazed that we actually stopped for red lights.

Agreed, I am not from the States but I have traveled there on several occasions and driving is an absolute pleasure, in great part because of how civilized your driving style is.

I was in Houston two days after Hurricane Ike and the power was out and not a single traffic light was working and several underpasses were flooded and people advised me not to go out because it would be total chaos. The whole thing was actually a much more pleasant driving experience than my downtown area on any average day.

That's what they say, though it seems enough weird stuff goes on (including meteors) that they can be a source of amusement and YouTube ad revenue. If they can somehow tie cats into it, Russia will be unstoppable.