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  • Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
  • Curious whats it like driving on Russian highways in winter? It's tough. See for yourself in this video. #winter #Russia

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  • @nikki2071
    @nikki2071 5 років тому +60

    Wow. The roads here in Canada can get bad like that too. Our main highway I think may have more plow trucks though. Don't quote me though because the funding for snow removal has been cut back again. We are having another snow storm right now actually lol. Safe travels and thank you so much for the videos.

    • @caffei
      @caffei 4 роки тому +4

      I was also going to point out that it was just like Canada, haha. If there wasn't for those churches in the video (and of course Russian boards), I would just have thought it was here hahaha

  • @alexp4932
    @alexp4932 5 років тому +75

    26 hours of on stop driving during winter conditions is pure craziness. You guys are extremely lucky that nothing bad happened. There are so many risks around you at snowed highway and you will not react quick enough if you drive for too long.

  • @TELLKind
    @TELLKind 5 років тому +38

    Thank you for sharing this interresting video. I love it!

  • @waltertaljaard1488
    @waltertaljaard1488 5 років тому +34

    Well traveled Dutchman here. (which is nothing special)
    When driving in a foreign country I usually stick to the basic rul; ''Drive like the locals do.''
    However in Russia this rule is not recommended.
    Most Russians are careful and competent drivers, who want to keep themselves and their cars undamaged, but there are also many idiots on the roads.
    Best way to travel there in winter is by train or by airplane.

  • @christianleblanc2842
    @christianleblanc2842 4 роки тому +13

    Reminds me of Nov 1998 when we adopted two Russian kids. 30 below zero, my face hurt. I was just happy that someone else drove us from Moscow to Yaroslavl and back.

  • @rasho65
    @rasho65 4 роки тому +9

    I love Россия. Спасибо большое.

  • @bboucharde
    @bboucharde 5 років тому +20

    RussianPlus, This is interesting and well done. Thank you so much! ---from north-central USA, where we get lots of ice & snow!

  • @MrRedneckman100
    @MrRedneckman100 4 роки тому +32

    Driving from St. Petersburg to the northern part of Lake Ladoga wish me luck.

  • @carlopton
    @carlopton 4 роки тому +4

    Respect! 1860 Km! I have done similar, but never one that long in mid winter bad weather. Glad I never had to. So respect to you.

  • @jamesdickson3616
    @jamesdickson3616 5 років тому +2

    This is good videos it lets us see what Russia is really like worts and all you do a good job mate .im watching this from Australia ,I’m 68 lived here 42 years brought up in Scotland remember on tv in late 50s Russia then was a much different country to now such improvements now

  • @gypsycruiser
    @gypsycruiser 3 роки тому +1

    You are dedicated , passionate and so articulate.. thank you

  • @positivewheat2053
    @positivewheat2053 5 років тому +18

    man, imagine driving to Vladivostok from Moscow

    • @respectedgentleman4322
      @respectedgentleman4322 4 роки тому +3

      Or St. Petersburg. Check out the fans who drove that to see zenith play only for their car to break in Vladivostok. They took the trans Siberian back home and the club gave them another car for their efforts.

    • @ahtoh8274
      @ahtoh8274 2 роки тому +1

      A crazy Danish family drove all the way from Denmark to Vladivostok on two Toyota Land Cruisers.

    • @prandomable
      @prandomable 3 місяці тому

      How bought from Key West, Florida to Deadhorse, Alaska.
      Similar. Except American and Canadian roads are WAYY better than Russian roads.

  • @garyfrederick7607
    @garyfrederick7607 4 роки тому +4

    that's awesome thanks. drove many a trip like that. like say,..one time,... from Toledo, Oregon all the way back to South Dakota. My trip,..well it started from Toledo started early morning at 05:00 a.m. i went east to the Valley Corvallis Oregon on highway 20 and hooked up with I-5 or interstate 5. Went north to Portland. Swung around the south east of Portland to I- 84 then at tri-cities Kenniwick, Pasco, Richland and turned north unto I-82 to highway 395. Followed that until i hit I-90 and then went through numerous states all the way to South Dakota. When south Dakota was reached turned off at Stugis South Dakota. Went East through Sturgis on highway 34 to highway 79. then hit highway 212,..and then followed that all the way to Eagle butte south Dakota. Went east of Eagle butte to Ridgeview,..turned north on BIA rd 3,..which turns into 4 and then finally stopped in Promise yeah. But since i was driving alone and it was in winter,..January i spent one night in Missoula Montana. Like you I love the mountains so i wanted to see more of them,..and in snow they are so breath taking. Roads were slippery to snow packed with more coming,..but if a person drove careful it was fine.And in the morning they were awesome!! just thought i would share. thank you. be safe be careful have fun.

    • @Johnybravo0309
      @Johnybravo0309 10 місяців тому

      Road trips are a kind of therapy for me. I love that. In the United States I have already experienced Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine in winter. At other times I have been part of Route 66, beaches in Florida, and even the Extraterrestrial Highway. I've been to the Sturgis motorcycle meet, and about the state of Wyoming I can say: oh my God, what an incredible place to drive!
      Greetings from Brazil!

  • @JohnnysCafe_
    @JohnnysCafe_ Рік тому +1

    When you mentioned Perm, I looked on Google earth and expected the city to be far across Russia but it looked next door, it really does put the size of Russia in perspective.👍🇷🇺

  • @dustyfun5944
    @dustyfun5944 5 років тому +4

    Thanks for posting, bro!

  • @thomasmaloney843
    @thomasmaloney843 5 років тому +88

    Russia is closer to America than what we all think. All the same winter driving problems on the interstate. Russian and American driving is not like western Europe.

    • @user-be8lt7ub4k
      @user-be8lt7ub4k 5 років тому +9

      And geographical we are closer to each other than most of us think. Only 4 kilometres between USA Little Diomede island & Russian Ratmanov island ))

    • @MironBleek
      @MironBleek 5 років тому +5

      Probably in most ways (From mentality and outer politics to local conditions and buisness) - US and Russia have more common with each other, either than Europe.

    • @rex30000
      @rex30000 5 років тому +2

      Russia is another America

    • @helganerry6880
      @helganerry6880 4 роки тому +1

      Well, I think you are right. Europe is much way different.

    • @ognemir88
      @ognemir88 3 роки тому +1

      western Europe.. it's.. Europe enough to say..
      just another warm conditions for a pussys

  • @hayuhinaira
    @hayuhinaira 4 роки тому +2

    beautiful, russian winter is very beautiful! a big thumbs up!

  • @BenjaminIstvanCseko
    @BenjaminIstvanCseko 5 років тому +5

    So beautiful!

  • @hoherspatz9573
    @hoherspatz9573 5 років тому +11

    that shit happened to me last year when I was driving to Austria for ski holidays. There were a crazy snowstorm and trucks couldn't go up the mountain roads.

  • @wherewewent
    @wherewewent 4 роки тому +3

    A quarter of the globe is Russia.. Thanks from India.

  • @chalice3571
    @chalice3571 2 роки тому

    Thank you I like your video and your comments... Hello from Indiana USA

  • @oldiesfm98.5stereolive8
    @oldiesfm98.5stereolive8 5 років тому +6

    Thank you for sharing video

  • @azera55555
    @azera55555 5 років тому +9

    would love to see you drive to Yakutsk and make a driving video of Yakutsk, so few videos about my favorite Russian city and your driving videos are very high quality!

    • @RussianPlus
      @RussianPlus  5 років тому +5

      6500km from my hometown. 89 hours of driving lol. not feasible for now

    • @azera55555
      @azera55555 5 років тому +1

      RussianPlus lol I know I just thought I’d let ya know ;)

  • @johncarey4186
    @johncarey4186 4 роки тому +2

    Glad you made it back alright

  • @arnabbiswas08
    @arnabbiswas08 5 років тому +9

    You are great
    The video is greater
    Russia is the greatest

  • @paulsdancing5429
    @paulsdancing5429 5 років тому +26

    Highways look OK. It is the snow removal that is the problem. They should be prepared as snow is nothing new in Siberia. Snow removal is costly, but delaying the trucks is costly as well. In the mountains they should have chain up areas. Why don't some of you Canadians make a video and show how it is done in Canada. (As for the police they are all the same. In Canada they hide so that they can trap you).

    • @GetToHellOut
      @GetToHellOut 5 років тому +8

      This is not Siberia and such snow condition are kinda uncommon in the euro part of Russia.
      Siberia is at least 1000 km away from Yekaterinburg.

    • @DrunkenDriverStudios
      @DrunkenDriverStudios 5 років тому +1

      surprisingly i havent seen chains used in russia at all, we don't have too many mountains but mountains cross some important highways and would certainly come in handy there

  • @vishwasbulbule5944
    @vishwasbulbule5944 4 роки тому +2

    Am from India love to Rassia 🇮🇳❤️🇷🇺🇮🇳❤️🇷🇺🇮🇳❤️🇷🇺🇷🇺❤️🇮🇳😍😍😍😍😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰loved rassia

  • @NK-jw5cl
    @NK-jw5cl 4 роки тому +3

    I thought In Russia 🇷🇺 8 months of the year is snowy winter 🙄 thus you have better magical system to keep highways/freeways free of snow!😒
    Oh well. As some have mentioned, Russia 🇷🇺 and America 🇺🇸 share lots of similar situations. Yes! There are always idiots driving on the snowy highway at 120!

  • @viktorijavinch6130
    @viktorijavinch6130 5 років тому +16

    Это вам не Таити!😁

  • @vikinggeneral1909
    @vikinggeneral1909 5 років тому +10

    Из Архангельска на короткой Ниве за 26 часов в начале зимы в Йобург доехал. Расстояние такое же, но дорога хуже.

  • @keikoamachi7887
    @keikoamachi7887 Рік тому

    Thank you for sharing. This is a very important piece of information.

  • @aliaksandranikovich6300
    @aliaksandranikovich6300 5 років тому +3

    good winter driving.

  • @syriaicecream2442
    @syriaicecream2442 5 років тому +17

    I love moscow city of peace*

  • @russianinterceptor5640
    @russianinterceptor5640 5 років тому +6

    Hi world from Vladimir! Waiting for u here))

  • @ronanrogers4127
    @ronanrogers4127 5 років тому +6

    A lot of Russian drivers take unnecessary risks...You ought to try riding a motorcycle through Russia like I did last autumn from Germany. Most drivers (but not all) have zero respect for motorcyclists. A couple of guys deliberately ran me off the road...lucky I was on my offroad KTM, so I just gassed it and went around them offroad and way up ahead. They were absolute dickheads...in the minority though.

  • @sijups8775
    @sijups8775 5 років тому +8

    I love russia.... sir

  • @tanaski6168
    @tanaski6168 4 роки тому +2

    can you upload video Moscow to Yekaterinburg full trip full video?? if possible no music only the sound of the trip no other just like you can feel that your in the trip you guys are talking to the car dont mind the viideo iam ready to watch no matter how long is the trip/video?! pls upload a video from Moscow to Yekaterinburg full trip

  • @オートファン
    @オートファン 3 роки тому

    really cool video of the snow in Russia, I love it.

  • @Moscow-we1je
    @Moscow-we1je 5 років тому +12

    Awesome trip! However I prefer airplanes. )

  • @fizixguru101
    @fizixguru101 4 роки тому +1

    Never seen snow, though having travelled to many countries....Enjoyed watching the video in Hot sweaters weather here in Pakistan

  • @lukemilton8510
    @lukemilton8510 4 роки тому +2

    What is the coldest and snowiest month in this part of Russia? Love your videos. Keep them coming and keep up the wonderful work.

    • @намо4ка
      @намо4ка 2 роки тому +1

      I know that I am late with the answer, but I will say: February is 100% the coldest and snowiest. Is always.

  • @makiavelli011
    @makiavelli011 5 років тому +12

    Welcome to Kazan )))

  • @aamirmasoodbaig970
    @aamirmasoodbaig970 3 роки тому +1

    Love from Dubai..... its so beautiful place .... me and my family loves your countryside trips.... and love these place really want to visit but don't know how to reach these villages 🤩🥰❤❤❤

  • @wojciechgrodnicki6302
    @wojciechgrodnicki6302 4 роки тому +2

    I love the videos but 26 hours? I would take the train next time, dude. God bless you and your family.

    • @RussianPlus
      @RussianPlus  4 роки тому +1

      I won a car and had to drive it back home

    • @wojciechgrodnicki6302
      @wojciechgrodnicki6302 4 роки тому

      @@RussianPlus Это большая удача! That's fantastic. What kind of car was it? Did you win a lottery or game show?
      Also, if I may make suggestion: the Subaru Outback AWD is great on snow going up slopes. Low center of gravity and power at all the wheels.

    • @RussianPlus
      @RussianPlus  4 роки тому

      Kia sportage 2.0. front wheel drive

    • @RussianPlus
      @RussianPlus  4 роки тому

      I even have a video about it look it up

    • @wojciechgrodnicki6302
      @wojciechgrodnicki6302 4 роки тому

      @@RussianPlus лучшая машипа - новая машинаю

  • @alexandercella7990
    @alexandercella7990 4 роки тому +2

    Traffic conditions were good, if you want to have a look at traffic congestion, have a look army LA

  • @5Dale65
    @5Dale65 3 роки тому +1

    Planned to go from Poland to Nizhny Tagil by car, to see the ski jumping competition. But well, that makes me wonder if I can do it at all :P

  • @nancymccourry9649
    @nancymccourry9649 4 роки тому +3

    Omg! Some people are driving too fast for the conditions

  • @FluffyBuzzard2TheMax
    @FluffyBuzzard2TheMax 3 роки тому +1

    Almost exactly like driving in wyoming

  • @rubabgunner9425
    @rubabgunner9425 5 років тому +1

    I love snowy road..

  • @wasteland-werewolf
    @wasteland-werewolf 3 роки тому +1

    I want to live in Russia. Such a beautiful country.

    • @nqabandlovu5845
      @nqabandlovu5845 Рік тому

      I'm searching for truck driving job I'm in Africa

  • @JVWinalberta
    @JVWinalberta 7 місяців тому

    No rust. In the US and Canada, some cars are destroyed after 10 years, so much salt. It's like driving on the beach every day for 6 months of the year.

  • @raym9890
    @raym9890 4 роки тому +1

    Kind of reminds me of driving in North Dakota and Minnesota, crazy drivers that love to hit the ditch in snow.

    • @worcesterboy97
      @worcesterboy97 3 роки тому

      Someway somehow , I manage to read North Dakota as North Korea .

  • @prateeksrivastava1063
    @prateeksrivastava1063 4 роки тому +1

    very nice...

  • @geishlichkeit
    @geishlichkeit 4 роки тому +1

    I was caught by winter blizzard New York and Germany, the same as in video. Really not a joke as well as Alaska.

  • @chinesebeauties3508
    @chinesebeauties3508 4 роки тому

    I am in Southern China where the summer is too hot in summer.I Love this kind of weather in winter.

  • @gringagringa3307
    @gringagringa3307 5 років тому +7

    🌵 I'm for any country that drives on the right side of the road.
    02-13-19. 1:30 pm pst. 3,095/45

  • @Thakur87HP
    @Thakur87HP 5 років тому +3

    Nice video

  • @donkerebegrafenis6046
    @donkerebegrafenis6046 5 років тому +1

    thanks

  • @RJM60
    @RJM60 3 роки тому

    Once in the rural areas..with the sound muted...it could have passed as the area I live in..upstate..NY

  • @Vitogauthier
    @Vitogauthier 4 роки тому

    This is not extreme conditions, this is just people with no winter tires. We get way more snow here, and we can get to our destination especially trucks that have more traction than cars.

  • @Jackthesmilingblack
    @Jackthesmilingblack 3 роки тому +1

    SUV with 4WD, LSD, diff-lock, snow tyres, plenty of ground clearance ...
    Chains would be a plus but sadly there isn't space under the wheel arch of most modern cars.
    Call that progress cos I don't.
    And as for low-profile snow tyres, they're ultimate in stupidity. Ever considered increasing the weight per unit area ratio by using narrower tyres rather than those all-fashion no-function ultra-wide tyres?
    Jack, the Japan Alps Brit

  • @Pierre50mm
    @Pierre50mm 4 роки тому

    Ain't see nothing yet in Quebec. Snow storm today, 30 to 40 cm of snow forecast. Blowing snow. Pileups on higways.

  • @janevasileski6047
    @janevasileski6047 4 роки тому +1

    Really scary

  • @person.X.
    @person.X. 3 роки тому

    It always surprises me how many reckless drivers there are in Russia when wages are low relative to the price of a car. You would have imagined people would be desperate not to cause any unnecessary damage to their vehicle.

  • @Sk0_pasha
    @Sk0_pasha 5 років тому +6

    Do more commentaries please

    • @RussianPlus
      @RussianPlus  5 років тому

      Sure no problem. Any particular topic you want me to cover

    • @Sk0_pasha
      @Sk0_pasha 5 років тому

      RussianPlus more topics Moscow related plz

  • @oldtimer7409
    @oldtimer7409 4 роки тому +6

    i made this trip last summer 2019 France to Krasnoyarsk, Siberia
    M9 to Moscow, them M7 and M5 .... all the way to Krasnoyarsk, Return September.
    Trip of a lifetime.. June - September 2019. sorry, i have no videos, but lots of snaps.
    i plan to do the same this winter late February 2020 .... M9/M7/M5 ... in winter.
    i love to hear from any of you, any comments i will study in-depth...
    many thanks.
    p.s. will i need snow chains for my Citroen Saxo????

    • @vasyapupkin8883
      @vasyapupkin8883 4 роки тому +1

      I never saw snow chains here in Russia. Actually we use winter tires from october to april. Sometimes longer or shorter depending on a region.
      And we switch them twice a year.

  • @kmath50
    @kmath50 4 роки тому

    Looks like winter driving in Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming.
    I didn't realize that Yekaterinburg is East of the Urals. That would be like us crossing the Rocky Mountains during winter. It can get really nasty sometimes.
    Do most Russians purchase winter tires for use during the winter months?

    • @bhami
      @bhami 4 роки тому

      But it turns out, the Urals are just itsy-bitsy hills, less than the Appalachians! The top peak is only something like 7000 feet! Don't let that "boundary between Europe and Asia" hype confuse you 😂

  • @vladimirmest7229
    @vladimirmest7229 3 роки тому

    Raining more than it's snowing.... Look at the snow on the side roads and churches? I understand cities do have one or two grads higher but honestly....

  • @robertkc67
    @robertkc67 3 роки тому

    Apart from the weather conditions, how was the quality of the road surface itself (which looks good from your clips). I'm thinking of doing a road trip this summer as part of the European Championships (have tix for the 1/4 final in St. Petersburg!) and would love to explore some of the country east of Moscow (by car).

  • @samsquanch1996
    @samsquanch1996 10 місяців тому

    Surprised not to see any car wrecks.

  • @mahztravel
    @mahztravel 3 роки тому

    moscow traffic is crazy !!😜😜

  • @BobSmith-iu3hx
    @BobSmith-iu3hx 2 роки тому

    I have driven in far worst winter conditions here in Canada then what is shown in this video.

  • @kimjong-un3231
    @kimjong-un3231 4 роки тому +1

    Why I always attracted toward Russia and Soviet cities ?

  • @leonpeonleon
    @leonpeonleon 4 роки тому +1

    people don't drive as bad as i thought

  • @durvalalgusto6096
    @durvalalgusto6096 5 років тому +1

    Muito lindo maravilhoso, Obrigado

  • @mathiasniemeier4359
    @mathiasniemeier4359 4 роки тому

    When IT gets to ABOUT 10 degrees below zero, not Celsius. WE CAN finally get out and drive..I mean NO disrespect ,BUT I chuckle when PEOPLE stay ,0 .. That's warm in Northern WASHINGTON STATE BY CANADA.

  • @RUSLexplorer2020
    @RUSLexplorer2020 4 роки тому

    Love to come one day !

  • @montygemma
    @montygemma 3 роки тому

    I'd be very nervous driving in those conditions in Russia, not by the snow, but I have a friend who went there and he told me that drunk driving is rife

    • @ned1314
      @ned1314 3 роки тому

      Your friend is an idiot, and he has not been to Russia, because if he was, he would not say such nonsense.

    • @montygemma
      @montygemma 3 роки тому

      @@ned1314 You're right about the idiot part, but he has been to Russia.

  • @igor_2368
    @igor_2368 4 роки тому +1

    And look how USA driving in winter like a robots!!! Pile up 100s cars etc

  • @ReinierMayer
    @ReinierMayer 3 роки тому

    Do Russians normally drive with studded tyres like they do in Scandinavia? Like the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 with steel studs? Or is that not allowed because of damaging the asphalt?

    • @RussianPlus
      @RussianPlus  3 роки тому +1

      It's allowed. I'm driving with studs

  • @richardbatten4240
    @richardbatten4240 3 роки тому

    Road conditions are about the same in Canada in winter

  • @user-vq1vt1lm3my2
    @user-vq1vt1lm3my2 5 років тому

    А что не показали как например дорога до Нижнего идет сквозь кучу населенных пунктов с допустимой скоростью 60? Показаны только прямые свободные участки.

  • @mickey1849
    @mickey1849 4 роки тому

    26 hours to go 1030 miles? RP, that's really suckin'! Why didn't you and Lana ride motorcycles?

  • @Dstew57A
    @Dstew57A 4 роки тому

    Don’t they have tow trucks in Russia

  • @Patriot1389
    @Patriot1389 3 роки тому

    Napoleon Agrees

  • @georgH
    @georgH 5 років тому

    Did you visit белая башня in Екатеринбург?

  • @pinakidas397
    @pinakidas397 4 роки тому

    How much challenging is it for someone used to driving in Canadian winters?

  • @slippperytom496
    @slippperytom496 5 років тому +1

    Why cover that distance all at once?

  • @forrestgump1379
    @forrestgump1379 5 років тому

    Wonder if the Government would consider contract to private company the task of road clearing?

    • @McSymm_Mcsymm
      @McSymm_Mcsymm 5 років тому +3

      The problem is they are all private companies. They love money and don’t like work.

  • @jeffsnider3588
    @jeffsnider3588 5 років тому

    This is interesting, no chains or traction aids are allowed? Chains do, or can damage the road surface, there are other type devices now such as wheel socks (Polymer), have you used any of these things? Why did you chose to not use the rail for your trip?

    • @RussianPlus
      @RussianPlus  5 років тому +2

      hard to believe but i won a car and the delivery was in Moscow. Had to drive it back. im not normally this lucky though :)

    • @GetToHellOut
      @GetToHellOut 5 років тому +2

      Those are kinda allowed but nobody uses them. And you really don't need them if you have good winter tires.

    • @jeffsnider3588
      @jeffsnider3588 5 років тому

      Xa...Xa...For sure...and most of time don't need that stuff If you ain't no dumb ass that goes too fast for the conditions. I have been on some ice that made me pucker up.

    • @jeffsnider3588
      @jeffsnider3588 5 років тому

      Wow, won a car? That's cool I'd go get it too, can't look a gift horse in the mouth!!

  • @stefandee1970
    @stefandee1970 5 років тому +2

    Why u drove at night why

    • @RussianPlus
      @RussianPlus  5 років тому +3

      me and my dad were taking turns sleeping. not the best idea i agree

  • @samvodopianov9399
    @samvodopianov9399 4 роки тому

    Reminds me of Australian Police...

  • @jimmydickson8854
    @jimmydickson8854 4 роки тому

    Ye it’s no joke alright dangerous

  • @sandor7594
    @sandor7594 2 роки тому

    Driving in Russian highway at winter life threatenning

  • @igroteka90
    @igroteka90 5 років тому

    too bad you missed Cheboxary during the road

  • @redstreet8012
    @redstreet8012 4 роки тому

    Where is your hometown in Russia?

  • @TheMichaelJu
    @TheMichaelJu 5 років тому

    Did you use winter tires?

    • @RussianPlus
      @RussianPlus  5 років тому

      Of course brand new winter tires

  • @rsm4204
    @rsm4204 5 років тому

    Неплохо давай по города миллионникам

  • @jamesdickson3616
    @jamesdickson3616 5 років тому

    These drivers should loose their licence who drive to fast on bad roads and made to sit another test

  • @mulatua1201
    @mulatua1201 3 роки тому

    What car are you using?

    • @RussianPlus
      @RussianPlus  3 роки тому

      Kia Sportage

    • @mulatua1201
      @mulatua1201 3 роки тому

      @@RussianPlus Thanks for remind. I thought your car was a original. Kia sportage is the most car that I never see