Lefortovo - Tunnel Of Death

maybe a speed limit might be an idea!!!

The truth is, it never states that the PLACE is deadly, it states that the tunnel is.

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Why did loadz of people crash in the same tunnel?

Interesting - how many people think of that same way really but not for the comment showups?
Agree with you but it is not working out when qualified in major part of the world..

Damn and I thought americans couldn't drive.

can any 1 help me find the song thats use on this video,i cant get it out of my head.

Avalon by Juliet.

Google AVALON JULIET to find the Juliet page on the AstralWerks web site to listen.

thank you very much

Right on

it has nothing to do with the tunnel and the fact that they drive like maniacs!!

The tunnel runs under a river and is not 100% watertight, so in the russian winter the leaking water freezes from the cold air rushing through the tunnel which is why so many people lose control of their cars through there!

First of all they are really speeding, if you think they are not, consider you are watching very low quality videos, plus you are watching it in perspective, something that really fools the sense of depth (you cannot measure speed if you are have no fair depth perception)

Also, the tunel is nothing more that very long straight paths, and large radius curves.

However (sorry I don't remember the english word for this if someone knows what I'm talking about please post the correct word) The curves are not tilted, which means the centrifugal furce the car experiences tends to pull the carr out of the curve instead of pushing it down to the ground, which transaltes in less stability because wheels are no longer pressed against the floor and also reduces handling.

***Useful note!:

Remember, in order to take curves safely you MUST enter the curve relatively slow, and as you are on it, speed up, so you come out of it faster than you came in, this way you have more precise control of your car. If you come in too fast, and brake during the curve you will, most likely, lose control of the car, either because you came too fast and you wont be able to turn (you will go straight out of the road) or you have the risk of blocking the brakes, and therefore loosing control of the vehicle. (you might spin right in the middle of the curve)
***

You can also see some of this accidents that you say have no reason to happen is people change lanes when they are not supposed to (someone already said it, solid white line means no changing lanes) , plus, they change lanes braking, while in fact you should never do, since the speed limit is not the same in the 3 lanes (for those of you who don't know this, the far left lane is for fast speed, the center lane(s) medium, and the right lane is for slow speed, that is why trucks and heavy weight vehicles are required to be on right lanes)

I assume some of this accidents happened during day time, but since it is inside a tunel it's hard to tell, if it is the case then maybe drivers come in the tunel too fast, and their eyes have no time to addapt to the darkness of the tunnel (imagine coming into your house after being outside under the sun for a while) even if other cars have their tail lights on, you would have a reduced sight. (we all know sight is the most important thing while driving)

For the misterious truck, my guess is it crashed in the other side of the tunnel, wich we can't see because each side is isolated and it actually broke tru the wall, if you look closely there is nothing, there is just some pipes and it is no intersection.

in conclusion, the tunnel is dangerous because people drive to fast ,they change lanes when they shouldn't, the road is nearly to be completely horizontal so cars lose handling, speeding, and the posibility of having reduces sight due to sudden darkness (while entering the tunnel at daytime) at high speeds, it is not the best scenario at all.

I normally say "don't write an essay" in these forums as an exaggeration, but DUDE you even had a conclusion!!

that's what happens when u can't tell the difference between practical and theories

you even had a conclusion, hahaha. thats a real essay

to some all that up... slow down!

The curves are not banked I think is what you are looking for.

it's nice to see someone using objectivity when making an argument.

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don't do so many replies to a single person, say everything in one or reply to yourself :P, there is a different mail notification for each one!

anyone knows why metacafe mails arrive with the name "d" and not something like "metacafe reply" or somthin' lol
later!

i knew this... i was just making my point ;)

Mind if I use your comment as a research paper...

be my guest!

"However (sorry I don't remember the english word for this if someone knows what I'm talking about please post the correct word) " = camber angle

Whatever you say there Mario FUC*%

let's not aso forget where this is comming from. Everyone knows that in Russia, vodka replaces water. The country is amongst the highest in alcoholism and mot of these drivers are probably drunk. Wheteverthe factor may be, I believe intoxication is a prime factr as to why this tunnel is so dangerous. Losing control of a vehicle does happen-even to the best of us, but when your drunk, and a majority of Russian workers tend to drink a lot, losing contro is an obvious reprocussion.

Is this for real?

have you ever head the terms "stereotype" and "pre-judge"

It is really dumb to claim that this accidents happened because in Russia there is a lot of vodka... (I guess no one ever drinks and drives in other countries, huh...)

This video is just an example of bad drivers. As someone already commented, if you put a camera on any freeway for enought time (let's imagine a whole year... feel free to research how many accidents there are in different countries in a whole year), you will be able to compile something like this. Yes, some of them MIGHT be caused by alcohol...

People crash all over the world for numerous reasons. Let's not get general conclusions, because as you see, a lot of people will get offended

Have you ever been to Russia? Vodka is so plentiful and so easy to get your hands on. You'll see guys drunk at 8 in the morning. At a symphony concert a family friend went to in Russia, there were shots of vodka sitting on a table in the lobby, with no one supervising who got them. By the time intermission was over, all the glasses were empty.

Don't get me wrong. I have nothing against Russia or Russians. I've had Russian friends. But drunkenness is a problem in Russia; the government's even launched a public service ad campaign to try to combat it. The fact that driving in Russia is dangerous and that potent alcohol flows like water are not coincidences.

U` re really F**king stuipid ass. Clean all S**t in your head, Sick Jack off.
american driver` licence test is real crap- nothing to do.
And Russians don` t drink vodka every day.
F**k u, victim of A******n .

you're an idiot. as a russian i can without any shame admit we as a whole drink alot.

how do you know hes american? you criticize him for being a bigot and then you are the same way. what he should have said was that all these drivers are not drunk but probably female. no matter what country you are in, no matter what language you speak, women cannot drive. thats why saudi arabia doesnt let them have drivers licenses. also, solid white lines in america mean do not pass, but im not sure what they mean in russia.

Since when that country is a reference anyway?

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to be sexist as it is racist, you dumbfuck. You should go back to your cave, or try to join us in the 21st century.

Statistics have shown that women have more fender benders, i.e. hitting a mailbox, hitting someone in a parking lot, ect., because they may have worse depth perception than men. It's been shown that men have more high speed collisions that result in deaths. Both sexes can drive, but according to these statistics, it's more likely that MEN were the speeders in the tunnel that caused the accidents.

Grow up.

and then finish it in the body. learn to take life less serious. you will live alot longer.

who hate people. :) And the good die young.

not only faggotry and niggitry but it is not tolerated please insert penis into mouth and pull the trigger

and you won't be a F*g Problem solved. And I bet everyone was blaming your gayness on genetics. Psht.

you said you had people who hate people. that means you hate yourself. i happen to love myself so much i would not vicitimize myself with a russel's paradox.

I do happen to know what I wrote, but thanks for reminding me. Yeah, I understand that it's a paradox. I suppose the humor was lost on you. But I do appreciate your effort to point out the obvious. Kudos.

# THIS COMMENT IS RACISM FREE, but may contain sexism.. my post that started it all. it was deeply rooted with satire. you took offense to it so i felt the need to try to piss you off more. i doubt someone who takes posts on a website that posts videos on the internet that seriously has any sense of humor at all. you were far too hateful in your first reply to follow it up with some comedy. proof? look at every one of my posts in this thread and none of them look to be serious, all but one of yours does. do i get kudos for pointing out this that was obvious to only me?

p.s. are you a female driver? (-----added for the sake of seriouslessness, so my previous assessment of all my posts in this thread could hold true)

your comment seriously whether you were joking or not. That S**t just pisses me off.

You said, "you were far too hateful in your first reply to follow it up with comedy." Apparently not, because I did. In retrospect, I realized there will be assholes like you everywhere, so I tried calming it down a bit, if only for the sake of my own blood pressure. Throw in something kinda funny, try to smile at jokes that hurt a bit too much. But when someone pushes, I push back.

I mean, seriously, if you had said "this post contains no sexism, but some racism", you'd be getting the same S**t from someone else. What did ya expect?

And yeah, at the risk of becoming the ass end of another sexist joke, I am a female driver. You may think I'm taking it way too seriously, but when you have to hear S**t like this all the time, it starts wearing thin.

i deeply apologize, i had no idea you were a female (definitely not a lady greeting folks with 'dumbfuck'). please accept my sincerest apology. at least you arent black though, right? please advise, if you get any more violent in your retorts i will gypsy curse a brain tumor at the base of your skull. Jesus Saves!

And you're right, I'm definetly not a lady, dumbfuck. I'm waiting for the brain tumor.

Jesus only saves at Walmart...at everyday low prices.

do you kiss your life partner with that filthy mouth?

and my momma, too. Yeeha!

PS- your little rhyme was so cute. Makes me wanna pinch your cheeks.

if i were to sever my weener will you go out on a date with me? i promise to teach you to drive!!

If you sever your winkie. How could I say no to that? And I promise to teach you how to parallel park.

Where were we?

we were in the middle of trying to one-up each other over the internet. Something about him being offensive and me being sensitive... I'm not sure I remember anymore.

and you won't be a F*g Problem solved. And I bet everyone was blaming your gayness on genetics. Psht.

just hit post comment once, it takes it a while to show up.

centrifugal... it means summit about da slope causing loss of control, i liked dat bus!

"and the right lane is for slow speed, that is why trucks and heavy weight vehicles are required to be on right lanes"....... Now where do I start with this. This is something I have yet to figure out. In the 15 years I've been driving trucks, why would you put something that weighs 80,000# (u.s.) in the lane used to decel and accel at exits? So people in their speedy (four wheelers) cars, can go from the far left lane and make their exit 4 lanes over without having to worry about hitting a 75 foot truck. It doesn't matter what country your from, it's the same everywhere. People need more education and training on operating vehicles.

People is not supposed to changes lanes as they will. You are not supposed to cross over 4 lanes after you take an exit. The reason? unless you're in a raceway, you have to be aware that you must chose your lane, and to check for other vehiles (also make use of that stick in the right of the steering wheel... you know... the one that turns on the blinking arrows) to announce you're about to change lanes... where in hell is it allowed to cross all over the lanes without the fear of hitting someone?

Sorry about the double post there... I had some issues with crappy internet explorer

lol!

you should do a little research because it also applies to Mexican laws of traffic. Right lanes are for slow traffic, and for heavy weight vehicles.

I aggree with Taraniis. Do some research before posting something without the right information to back it up.

Drivers are supposed (as far as I know this really is for most of the countries) to pick a lane, and stay on it as much as you need, and once they need to change lanes, do it correctly (you know... using that stick on the left side of your steering wheel that turns on and off the blinking arrows) to make sure other drivers know what you are about to do.

Not to cross all over 4 lanes without "having to worry" about hitting other vehicles.

and also you may have not noticed, but in SOME of the signs that say "EXIT" on freeways (the small yellow ones), below the word "exit", there is a little number... well that number is the speed limit in order to take that exit... (usually 40 mph)

You will find that on the European Continent we have strict rules about where heavy goods vehicles can and cannot go. Lanes 1 and 2 are next to the exits, lanes 3 are closer to the middle of the motorway.

All heavy goods vehicles are limited to 56mph (60mph for coaches) on European Motorways. They are also all restricted to using only lanes 1 and 2 (in this case the right hand and centre lane). So, where you start is by searching the net for traffic regulations of the country in question. Then you can tell people how to drive in their own country.

I don't know about race or nation but these are some real dumbshit's.

there are a whole BUNCH of dickwad dumbasses out there who qualify for the "dumbfuck people of the world as a whole" award. Look at the nations of Islam. ..Do all of them REALLY think they're going to heaven?

what i understand about islam,not all all go to heaven..who make a little tiny sin got punishment in the hell but at last they are to heaven...

What is the speed limit in that tunnel? Its either
A: Drivers go way to fast and lose it into the wall
B: Russians cant drive (notice they all just broke off and swerved into the wall)
or C: These guys had alittle more than their recommended daily intake of vodka recommended by the russian FDA for healthy living :D

There is ICE in there - that's what caused these accidents. I would like to see YOU in there on that ice . . . dumbshit tiger

yep russians drink and smoke more than u know..i have friends there, boy oh boy u do not want to go partying in winter till 3 o clock after some couple of joints

WORST DRIVERS IS IN FINLAND! I COULD KILL THAT MF, THAT DRIVE PORSCHE911 60 KM/H ON THE BEST HIGHWAY IN THE WORLD! EXCEPTION IS THAT THERE IS A RACE OF RICH AND POOR PEOPLE! THE RACE OF DUMB PEOPLE THAT YOU ARE IN EXCEPTS THAT YOU ARE IN RACE OF RICH, UNLESS YOU ARE JORGE BUSH JR!) МУДАК ЕБАНЫЙ!)

Crap like this doesn't happen on Australian roads, does it happen on US roads often?

no - whens the last time anyone has seen a stationary camera in an american tunnel and have people even busses of people fuckin crash - SET A FUCKIN SPEED LIMIT - NOT ONLY WILL YOU FUCKERS LIVE ANOTHER DAY, BUT THERE WOULDNT BE ANY INNOCENT BYSTANDARDS DYING EITHER - plus hey, save a few bucks on gas between fills.

yay for America!!

gay for america

we are all human we all have blood dont we

But the presidents a whak job mate...

id does happen on US roads sometimes. it all depends on how drunk and stoned the drivers are. when you have sober drivers you usually get cut off. thats the worst.

but see, road safety in america is different, becuase if you watch that, all those people OBVIOUSLY didnt look in their mirrors and just decided "we dont need blinkers" and when you are at a high rate of speed and not being AT ALL cautious and you have that many accidents, you obviously have a nation of drivers who arent too good at driving, why would you even need to lane change in a tunnel? its people who want to go fast, arent aware, and shouldnt have their liscense until they learn how to drive. THAT SIMPLE.

Crap like that is constantly happening on Australian roads. If you took footage from the traffic cameras on Parramatta road you could compile something very much like that clip. The only difference would be that most of the cars would be P plate drivers..

What kills me is I have sports car and I don't pull the crap (passing at double the speed) that these guys do in their crap handling cars. Ooo watch me be a racer in my Lada. Wouldn't care as much if they didn't take others with them.

Lada? The are more Mercedes 500s and 600s sold in Moscow and St Petersburg per year, than in 10 years in Europe. Problem is Russian belief in fate, which means Russian drivers do not wear safety belts and defy any law or reason - even officially. Recently a government minister was driving at 160km/h in a 40km/h zone, down the wrong side of the road, hit someone turning left and all 3 in his car died, yet the guy who was very slowly turning left went to prison for 4 years.

THATS BECAUSE YOUR LAWS S**k A BIG FAT DICK AND I WOULD DIE BEFORE MOVIN' OUT OF THE US HAHAHA!!!

Just dont get uzi'd by a gangsta'

You got that right....the poor people in the back of that bus must have S**t themselves! And it doesn't matter what country you are in, they all have bad drivers and poorly designed roadways...so give me a vodka, throw another shrimp on the barbi and get me Pres. Bush on the phone

doesnt solid lines means no switching lanes... idiots

Idiot. I nearly got killed in a car accident once.

Tire rubber any amount of moisture (tunnels are humid, as part of exhaust vapor cool, condense

I really don't understand... Were all those guy driving with a Vodka in their right hands?! Some of the accidents were incredibly stupid...

notice there's no emergencylane to pull off in. It'd be hard to get out of the car here without getting killed yourself. That said, you have a point.

Yea there all in a hurry or dont want to get involved Ive seen it happen many times

out of all the immature comments on this page, u make a very good point, as if any of the morons on here had bothered to check on google, they would have found that this tunnel is dangerous for the very reason u stated, and that they don't have the money to waterproof the tunnel either!

where the hell did that second truck come from. I have looked at that over and over and still cant figure it out .And the 2 vehicles that Passed that someone said were security vehicles arent its the Lights on the roof reflectiong off thier Back Glasses Look more closely

You're right. Good call!

I did some reasearch and it looks like it's a song by Madhouse called Holiday. I'm trying to find it now.

AVALON -by Juliet

AVALON -by Juliet,

it's called AVALON -by juliet, next time u like a song, try reading the comments, ur bound to see it somewhere

THE COMMENTS!

the song in the video: Juliet - Avalon (Jasques Lu Cont Mix)

It is really disturbing being involved in a collision. There are a lot of feelings involved while and after the scene.

I dunno if you posted this replying to me or to the other guy, but just as a reminder my point keeps the same.

There are laws that regulate how ppl must drive, and yes, it is a known fact that most of us, uncluding me, have violated this laws anytime (wheter or not we were caught and fined for it)

When we start thinking the high speed roads are a right, and we forget its a luxury, we forget all about speed limits and safety measures; we are responsible for the consecuences.

If ppl in whatever country they live respected the law the're would be close to no accidents. There's a little percentage of accidents that are caused by malfunctions of the vehicles or other external factors.

You can see in the video ppl changin lanes with solid white line. You can see how the crashing cars pass by the others (which I imagine are respecting the speed limit) and suddenly lose control.

Yes, people need more training, because they forget they are making a metal object, over 700 kg speed around other people, and that even a simple crash might take away your life. Even if the vehicle is not seriously damaged, the human body is not designed to take on S**k big forces that are present in a collision.

If we all respect the law, and safety measures, then cases like the ones in the video would not happen.

as an example:
If you are speeding and then a car invades your lane and you crash, then both of you are responsible of the accident (although the law might end blaming one), you must reduce your speed and for the other car, he must have looked before changin lane.

People, haven't you seen all the cool ads here in metacafe about speeding, drink

I know what you mean, I notice after the truck crash, the blue mercedes is quick to merge into the left lane so he can weave around the trucks. He's probably given the stationary car infront a blast of his horn too.

I guess its a bad reflection on society - but on the up side it shows great pathfinding ability and road awareness.

She's kinda cute too :)

Take my wife.. please! I'm here all week - try the veal! :)

First of all what wood are you talking about? Oak, pine cedar? Second, like the title states, this is in Russia. Third, all cultures have women. Which equals death on the road.

As a New South Wales driver you should know that even the best drivers can be brought undone due to unforseen circumstances ...like having a huge huntsmen spider drop on your lap.

You've got to give them the benefit of the doubt - they are probably all flipping down their sun-visors and having big hairy huntmens jumping out at them.

hi i am also impressed my the music
did u find out the artist?
please let me know thx

Absolutely - as long as he kept to his schedule that guy should be given a medal.

As a daily city bus commuter, I can relate.

I was stuck on the backseat: my greater concern whether would be that I got to work - and on time.

..and the G's would have make it difficult to write on my tablet PC for a few seconds.< shrug>

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F**k it...tried to explain 3 times and Metacafe's word police came in and arrested me.

Tire rubber plus any amount of moisture (tunnels are humid, as part of exhaust vapor cools, condenses

Tire rubber plus any amount of moisture (tunnels are humid, as part of exhaust vapor cool, condense

You are right, its a cartoon, made with clay...
*sarcasticaly rolling eyes*

I have been trying to find that song for ages!!!! Luv u! Mwah.

I didnt know the song title, too. I just googled the phrases which the woman says in the song ( "We´ll take a holiday, you know I´d love you better" ) and so i could find in google the title of this song... Next time try this too, if you dont know a title of a song ;-)

I seriously need to find the name of that song title, let me know if you know it.

I've been looking at that part over and over again, but I still don't know for sure where that second truck came from. anyboy else who found out???!

like the truck came crashing through the wall. It just appeared there! Amazing.
(Well, maybe not a million times but close)

If you notice the other car brake light you see that they were already slowing down, the other truck must have spun out just before the camera

To me it would look like the "magic" truck was already turned around then then shut the pair of them down when it caught the wall which would explain why the car in the center lane got stopped so fast.

Feel free to prove me wrong anyone, that's just my theory on this.

A collision had already happened seconds before the big truck appeared in front of the camera, hiding the first smaller truck. The big truck behiend was not able to stop, pushing the smaller truck in front against the wall all along. That smaller truck then hit the pipes you can see before those trucks appear, causing the two to topple on the side.
That is the most logical explanation I came up with to explain the appearance of the magical truck

there ardy was a collision, thats y the car in the middle lane was already braking before anythin came up in camera. and the truck driver thought his car was small enough to get through with out hitting the truck that was ardy crashed, which was obviously was wrong so he hit the truck... its all his fault, is it an intersection? coz u can c the white line going away from the wall, that cud be an intersection
i dunno thats wat i think

I think there's another tunnel beyond the wall, probably the oposite direction of traffic. And a truck on that side just crashed through the wall into the one we see.

..indeed you are!

I completely agree with what ur saying there my russian friend, but i think i was ill that day...

Don't get on a bus in russia that bus swaying from side ti side was scary
The procedure to get a licence there must be simple.
Drive down street head for first wall you see hit Congratulation you have passed