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Language difficulties?
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Driving license
Your driving license is valid in Russia. You will, however, has to have
it translated and notarized while notaries has no right to notarize translations of
foreign documents.. There are ways around but it would be easier to get your International
Driving License, with a page in Russian, before coming. |
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Driver training for Moscow traffic
(or unlearning your civilized driving
habits)
I will try to discourage you from even thinking
of driving in Moscow yourself.
Those with a knowledge
of Russian literature make a note of this paraphrase of two classics:
Какой же русский не любит быстрой езды -
бессмысленной и беспощадной! |
In fact, the essential first lesson is just
spending 3-4 hours observing the Moscow traffic pattern till you come to your senses.
If you don't I'm prepared to help you
understand
the principles of road layout
local driving style and, more importantly,
the value system that underlies such driving style
puzzling road situations
Russian drivers' sense of danger
communication between drivers
aggressive and dangerous behaviour
road crime: provoking accidents
the relationship between motorists and
pedestrians
dealing with the traffic police (GAI or
GIBDD)
If you still want to participate in this road
hell, I am prepared to be your driving instructor. I received my safely-oriented driver
training in Canada in 1981. In 1994 I started driving in Russia. The adaptation was a long
and painful process because western driving habits interfere rather than help on Russian
roads. If I cannot convince you to give up the idea of driving a car here yourself I am
prepared to do a few training sessions with you.
PV
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My permanent clients who demonstrate the ability to
handle Russian roads and have the resource to pay for the consequences after things go
wrong may even borrow my old Renault in exchange for a suitable contribution to its upkeep.
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Train and air tickets procured at local prices.
Don't overplan, we can always help you to buy tickets on the spot. |
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