Topic: Russian Dashboard Camera Videos

[W1RC]

Ya gotta see this stuff.

In Russia most drivers install windshield-mounted video cameras in their cars.  It's not for entertainment as we here in the West might think.  It is to cover their asses with the cops and their insurance companies in case of an accident and sometimes to save them from an ass kicking in case they get into one.  Road rage is very big in Russia and when they get pissed the fists start flying.  It doesn't take much.

Regardless of the original intent some of these videos have become highly popular around the world as a bizarre entertainment form after they are released online.

Here's probably the best one: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Jo1jmaRprrk
Poor bastards probably never knew what hit them. 

Read this article on Russian dash cams:   http://jalopnik.com/why-russians-are-obsessed-with-dash-cams-5918159

The Russia Dashcam "Supercut"  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlxHPJAONpE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Here's another great dash cam video compilation:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-l4w-DIiXk&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Heavy stuff!  Want more?  Search YOUTUBE and GOOGLE for "Russia Dash Cam". You'll find plenty.

73,

MrMike