It is hypnotically insane! I spent a couple hours with guys watching these one night, and though we were highly entertained (think watching “Jackass” in real life!) and we came to three conclusions:
1.) There must be a huge number of people driving drunk, stoned, or both in Russia.
2.) There are no rules of the road, and nobody has ever received driver training on defensive driving, or commonsense driving, or...driving training.
3.) These people appear not to give a damn what happens to themselves or anyone else.
The really crazy ones all drive those old Soviet era Lada sedans, the boxy looking Fiat knockoffs. Whenever you see one of those in a Russian dash cam video, rest assured, mayhem is about to commence, whether it involves a crash or six big thugs piling out like a clown car unloading, armed with metal pipes and baseball bats. It’s all very entertaining in an odd way, I’ve been watching them for years. I’d sure hate trying to drive through that daily just to get to work though, personally. Entertaining from afar, not up close and personal.