While there are some crazy drivers, it’s not any worse than places like NYC, DC or NJ in most places. I think the main bias factor is that many, many people have dashcams because of the way insurance laws work, so whenever some crazy stuff happens, people upload their videos to the Internet.
When I saw this article I immediately thought of the Freeman of Arrakis (from the SciFi novel Dune!). Shall we say did not immediately compute - Freeman & Russia!
Then I read the article and thought Freeman of Arrakis in Russia would have been more interesting!