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Some Pedestrians Can be More Destructive than Cars in Russia….

While we don't condone violence of any kind, we can understand and perhaps explain why the pedestrian seen in this video reacted like the…the Karate Kid in this situation filmed in the land of dashcams and low-flying military air-crafts.

The young Russian man was using the pedestrian crossing when a furious old Lada came speeding around the corner only marginally stopping before it hit him.

The Key for a Perfect Knock Down on the Road is Timing

No need to explain why speeding between vehicles stuck in traffic with a motorcycle, especially when its pouring rain, is a recipe for disaster.

On the other hand, perhaps we do since some riders insist upon placing themselves in danger like this motorcyclist, who was kind enough to share his painful story as it was recorded by his helmet-mounted camera.

Lada X Ray Small Crossover Concept on Film

One of the more impressive debuts from Russia's local auto industry at the ongoing 2012 Moscow International Auto Salon is the Lada X Ray, a concept for a small, three-door crossover model.

You have probably already seen the pictures but now we have two videos of the prototype to share with you including one that shows the car in motion on the road.

Russian Driving Student Fails Exam in a Spectacularly Dangerous Manner

Our Russian tipster tells us that in this video we see a student getting way over his (or her) head during a driving lesson in a Lada 112 liftback in the city of Naberezhnye Chelny.

Though we cannot verify if it was the teacher or the student controlling the wheel, fact is that the driver was going much faster that he or she should have, especially given the traffic on the road.

Possibly One of the Most Innocent Road Rage Incidents You'll Ever See in Russia

Given that, as we have witnessed so many times, pulling out a weapon for the slightest of reasons is not at all uncommon during road rage episodes in Russia, this incident is just about as funny and innocent as it gets.

For some unknown and quite possibly insignificant reason, two drivers were bickering back and forth on the road until they came to a stop at a red light. And here's when it all begins.

It's Just Another Crazy Day in Russia

Not a day goes by without a dashboard camera capturing some insane and most of the times, largely inexplicable episodes on Russian roads.

In this incident that occurred last Wednesday, a beaten up hatchback – always a sure sign for trouble, overtook (illegally) the camera-equipped car, something that agitated both the driver and its passengers.

Meanwhile in Russia #11: Butt-Close J-Turn, Accident Waiting to Happen, Scream and Bimmer Alert

Our daily roundup of Russian road madness begins with the driver of a Lada Classic sedan performing the so-called J-Turn maneuver, which calls for a 180-degree turn while in reverse. Somehow, we don't remember pedestrians being part of the stunt…

A slow moving tractor pulling a tanker-like trailer without any lights or reflectors at night is an accident just waiting to happen and guess what; it did but it wasn't the tractor that received the bad news.

Meanwhile in Russia: Save of the Day, Aquaplaning Sucks, Wood Overload, and a T-Bone

In this episode of Carscoop's "Meanwhile in Russia", we begin with a reckless truck driver trying to overtake another lorry on a two-lane road. No doubt, this could have ended much, much worse if the driver of the oncoming passenger car hadn't reacted the way he did, ultimately saving his own life.

Our next motorist was not as lucky as he did not have the time or the opportunity to react after a Lada hatchback on another lane began to aquaplane across the road before he crashed right into it.

Lada Driver Gets a Crash Lesson in Tailgating

Driving too close to a vehicle in front of you, especially a truck that obscures your view of the road ahead, is just asking for trouble.

And indeed, trouble is what the driver of a Lada Niva 4x4 received when he got up close and personal to a large lorry on a Russian highway as he was swinging left to right in an attempt to overpass it.

See what happened next in the video after the break.

You Never Know What a Lada Will Throw at You

Here's further proof that you don't really have to try to think of new jokes about Lada's vehicles as the Russian brand's models are always ready to provide new material just by existing and traveling on the roads.

Word of advice for those of you planning to spend the next 20 seconds watching the dash-cam footage in the video after the jump; be careful not to strain your neck as you try to avoid the oncoming hood…

Meanwhile in Russia: A Lorry Breaks Free, BMW Hit and Run, Bad Lada and Garbage Truck Overload

Our daily dashcam-video cruise through the hazardous roads of Russia begins with the driver of a large truck that either fell asleep on the wheel or had a problem with his brakes and crashed into two cars waiting for the green light, almost hitting a pedestrian in the process. Luckily, no one is said to have been injured in the accident. Read more »

Fun Times: 1970s Lada 2101 Drag Races a Porsche 911 Carrera RS and a Nissan GT-R with 1,000HP

Who said that only exotic supercars and muscular pony cars are allowed to steal the limelight at the drag strip?

If anything else, an unpretentious VAZ 2101 from the 1970s (better known with the Lada brand name outside the former Soviet Union), is bound to draw attention simply for being what it is…

But you should know by now that looks can be very deceiving sometimes and this cherry-red Lada created by the Vintic & Spuntic Workshop has 240 ponies neatly packed under its rickety hood.

Meanwhile In Russia: An Upset Drunk Driver, a Crazy Bride, a Man on the Hood and an Oops Moment

There's always something interesting to see on Russian roads, with today's video finds ranging from a drunk-foo BMW driver that simply refuses to calm down (wait for the "if this happened in America" comments…), despite the efforts from the cops, to a "what a catch" kind of bride that blew a fuse when her limo was caught in heavy traffic. Read more »

Chuck Norris Approved Pedestrian Stands His Ground While Crossing the Road

In most situations, pedestrians have the right-of-way in marked or unmarked crosswalks on the road and cars should always give way.

Still, when you see a car speeding towards you with no intention or enough space to stop at the red light, you forget about what's legal and what's not and just try to get out of harm's way - or, at least that's what common sense dictates.

Driver Ejected from Lada Wins Chuck Norris Stamp of Approval

Sometimes the universe conspires to work against you but sometimes it works to help you out. This time it was clearly a case of the latter.

Not only did the driver of this white Lada 110 (or VAZ-2110) avoid being hit by a Mercedes-Benz E-Class when he lost control of his car; not only did he miss the concrete pole when he was ejected from the Russian sedan; not only did he avoid being run over by the German saloon but he also managed to avoid any serious injuries!

You know You Shouldn't be Driving When…

We have watched this video several times and still cannot find a reasonable excuse for why the driver of the Lada Niva crashed into a stopped car on the opposite side of the road.

Even if the pedestrians crossing the road surprised the driver, we can't see why she (according to the YouTube poster) didn't stop her vehicle before it hit the Mazda3.

Head past the break to watch the incident as it was recorded from a dashboard mounted camera.

Chuck Norris Approved Exodus After a Rollover

Even in the event that you were not hurt, most drivers would probably be too shaken and terrified to move after experiencing a severe crash that results in a car rolling over several times on the road before coming to a stop on its side.

But not this Russian (?) driver who came out of his car through the windscreen! Watch the video after the break.

Oh, So, You're in a Hurry?

Everyone knows the fable about the tortoise and the hare with the moral of the story being that slow and steady wins the race. While a Lada would most likely be the automotive equivalent of a tortoise, this Russian driver wanted to act like a hare, and he got what he deserved.

Jump past the break to watch the video.

Audi R8 Drifts, Smashes Into Lada Rolling it Over, then Runs Away from the Scene

There seems to be no end in sight to the crazy stories from the wild, wild East that is Russia's roads. Today, one of our readers tipped us off about this footage showing an Audi R8 making a very quick U-turn on a central road, somewhere in Russia.

For a couple of seconds, all seems to be going well but as the German sports car enters the straight it smashes onto the side of what looks like an older Lada Samara, knocking the Russian sedan over.

While we see people running to help the driver of the green sedan, the R8 coupe makes a run for it passing a red light in the process.