left turns in Russia SUCK!

[marc-o-lishuz]

ok, so you're humming along Rosanov Street and you wanna make a left onto Khoroshev.
Problem: No left turns allowed at that intersection
Solution: take a 15km detour!

Every city in the world has at least one intersection that its residents avoid at all costs. My commute back in college, for instance, included a seven-way intersection that contained no right angles. We can all thank our lucky stars, however, that we don't live in Moscow and have to make a left turn from Rosanov Street onto Khoroshev to get where we're going. In order to complete the manuever a driver must go through approximately nine right turns and two left turns that involve swirling around, under and through various other intersections (follow the red arrows above). The sad part is that when you sally up to the initial intersection that marks the starting line of your adventure, Khoroshev is just one little left and a small traffic violation away. Tack on an extra 15 minutes, however, if you want to make a left within the bounds of Russian law. The Rosanov/Khoroshev intersection is just one of many crazy crossroads that are compiled on this wikipedia page. Here's hoping you don't encounter one on your way home from Grandma's house this weekend.

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[airportguy770]

That is crazy. I wonder how many long it takes to get through there on your first try lol.

[dentrecords]

In Soviet Russia, left turns you!

[ryryninja]

wow.. thats crazy... what about the look for an opening in traffic and make a quick left turn rule?

I'd go crazy to have to do that daily.. but if there was no traffic.. all those on ramps and off ramps look awful fun

[foolio_67]

Originally Posted by dentrecords

In Soviet Russia, left turns you!

:) haha, is that a fact or a guess?

[Dixon Toudeap]

thats how Dirty Jersey is

i diddnt know in Russia they drove on the right side of the street....can this be confirmed?

[marc-o-lishuz]

yup, their cars are LHD like here.

[SiGTi]

Originally Posted by dentrecords

In Soviet Russia, left turns you!

Thats a really stupid joke.

[articsilber323]

i would risk the ticket

i dont want to wasted 15 min of my life doing that

[dentrecords]

Originally Posted by SiGTi

Thats a really stupid joke.

I appreciate it might not be your taste, but it's very abundant within pop culture.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Reversal

[Nomar06]

Thats crazyness over there.

[bizzybearfigiblue]

i wonder if the navi would tell me to turn left or take the detour....lol