Russian Tunnel Crashes

[mmmikkke]

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Security cameras in Russia's recently completed Lefortovo Tunnel captured some pretty wild high speed car accidents. The 3.2km tunnel appears rather cramped, but that doesn't stop any of these drivers from travelling at rediculous speeds...

 

edit: sorry about the 31.5 km in the byline, my initial source had given it as the length, but Google cleared that up: it's only 3.2 km.

[Goodwrench]

Crash Video

 

Security cameras in Russia's recently completed Lefortovo Tunnel captured some pretty wild high speed car accidents.  The 3.2km tunnel appears rather cramped, but that doesn't stop any of these drivers from travelling at rediculous speeds...

 

edit:  sorry about the 31.5 km in the byline, my initial source had given it as the length, but Google cleared that up: it's only 3.2 km.

 

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Looks like turn 4 at Charlotte. Maybe they have a wee bit of vodka before driving the tunnel.

[facn8me]

Did ya notice no one got out to help?

[Rammer]

I know I wouldn't get out of my car in there. It's much safer getting hit in the car.

[vinniej]

What did they pave that tunnel with, Ice? Crazy Russians!

[mmmikkke]

Normally the heat in the earth keeps the tunnel from freezing even in winter. There are some small leaks in the tunnel lining where ground water drips onto the road surface, and this winter, it got so cold that even in the tunnel, underground, the dripping water turned to black ice. So these drivers were encountering black ice, apparently.

 

I'd like to know where that 2nd cube van came from, almost looks like it came out of a tunnel that intersects from the side!

[Wingnut]

I'd like to know where that 2nd cube van came from, almost looks like it came out of a tunnel that intersects from the side!

 

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I was thinking the same thing.

 

 

I think Scotty beamed that truck in there with pi**poor timing.

[mmmikkke]

If it *did* come from the side, are those metal gates hydraulically activated?

 

Like gate-up means stop, and gate-down means go? So maybe the intersecting tunnel was icy also and the other van blew the stop gate?

[Wingnut]

I think what's more likely, is that it's a bad camera angle, and it just looks like there's less room than there is...And that other truck was in that lane already.

[vinniej]

I think what's more likely, is that it's a bad camera angle, and it just looks like there's less room than there is...And that other truck was in that lane already.

 

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That's what I was thinking.