Vladimir Putin's car involved in fatal head on collision.

[DaveH23]

Vladimir Putins car has been involved in a head on collision killing his 'favourite' chauffeur in Moscow. Putin himself was not in the car at the time. But the car causing the crash drifted across from the opposite carriageway.

Now I know the word safety doesnt translate very well in russian but I'm simply staggered a road like this doesnt have a central barrier dividing the 12 lanes.

There is a video of the crash from what looks like a gantry or lampost CCTV camera that has been released by the russian media and is on all our news sites as well.

www.express.co.uk/news/world/707732/vladimir-putin...

[DaveH23]

Sorry mods I have accidentally put this in the lounge not News. Can it be moved please.

[Digga]

DaveH23 said:

Now I know the word safety doesnt translate very well in russian but I'm simply staggered a road like this doesnt have a central barrier dividing the 12 lanes.

Kutuzovsky, built to commemorate the Russian hero of the Napoleonic wars, Kutuzov, is a huge boulevard style road - there are a few others about too - with IIRC as many as four lanes going each way. It is urban, but speeds can be high.

[ooo000ooo]

Digga said:

utuzovsky, built to commemorate the Russian hero of the Napoleonic wars, Kutuzov, is a huge boulevard style road - there are a few others about too - with IIRC as many as four lanes going each way. It is urban, but speeds can be high.

Are these type of roads designed to be used as runways in WW3?

[MarkRSi]

DaveH23 said:

Now I know the word safety doesnt translate very well in russian but I'm simply staggered a road like this doesnt have a central barrier dividing the 12 lanes.

That doesn't really surprise me tbh. What does is that Putin's car isn't the equivalent of "the Beast" used by the US president which could probably just smash through anything this side of a T-55 tank.

[David A]

DaveH23 said:

Now I know the word safety doesnt translate very well in russian but I'm simply staggered a road like this doesnt have a central barrier dividing the 12 lanes.

I do know even after a whole night of drinking and walking back at 6:30am on a sat or sun morning taking a short cut to cross them is real Russian roulette and with sober hindsight bloody stupid! In fairness it was freezing and getting aback quickly was also important!

[Puggit]

I give you Birmingham!

[FN2TypeR]

Puggit said:

I give you Birmingham!

No thanks

[skyrover]

Central barriers are useless for military parades comrade.

[Smollet]

FN2TypeR said:

Puggit said:

I give you Birmingham!

No thanks

Seconded

[Long Drax]

Smollet said:

FN2TypeR said:

Puggit said:

I give you Birmingham!

No thanks

Seconded

Telly Savalas reckoned it was his kind of town. Who are you guys to argue with the great man?

[jdw100]

I suspect the hand of the Duke of Edinburgh and MI5, they have previous form.

[loafer123]

Poor guy.

Somewhat ironic that the ad I had to sit through before watching the CCTV was for a BMW featuring a worried looking woman driver.

[PoleDriver]

Puggit said:

I give you Birmingham!

You can keep it!