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Snow traps drivers for days in giant Russia traffic jam
(Reuters) – Thousands of trucks and cars have been stuck on a major highway, some for more than two days, in a traffic jam dozens of kilometers (miles) long caused by heavy snow northwest of Moscow, Russian media reported on Sunday.
Police in the Tver region said field kitchens were operating on the road, but many drivers complained supplies never reached them and they were running out of gasoline to keep their engines running and heating on in subzero temperatures.
“Drivers help one another and that’s it, the problems are on the side of the authorities, there are no gasoline tankers, no water, nothing, we are just stuck here,” a truck driver who identified himself as Sergei told Rossiya 24 TV channel.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev dispatched Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov to Tver on Sunday for a meeting on the situation, and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin was ordered to report to Medvedev on Monday on measures to end the jam and help stranded motorists, Medvedev’s spokeswoman said.
Reports put the length of the traffic jam at between 40 km and 200 km (120 miles) at different times on Sunday. One man told the state broadcaster he had advanced one kilometer over the previous 24 hours.
MN Patriot
December 4th, 2012
Let them freeze to death!
fullcirclethinker
December 4th, 2012
So much for global warming, eh Al?
Mr. Happy
December 4th, 2012
Do not be so judgmental “MN Patriot”.
They are us in 10-years and have more in common with us than you would think.
The Russian government makes Obama seem like a titan of effiency.
MN Patriot
December 4th, 2012
All commies should be pushing up daisies, be they members of the committee or citizen.
scribble
December 4th, 2012
Al Gore must have been in Russia for a global warming conference.
Roadmaster
December 4th, 2012
No big deal! Ever been on I-40 around Flagstaff in the winter? This happens more than a few times, every year. Not 120 miles long, usually, but you’re often stuck for 24 hours or longer.
Stirrin the B.S.
December 4th, 2012
Just imagine all the carbon emissions coming from those stuck autos. By Algore’s calculations, that should have had the snow melted in a matter of hours.
Wait, how did it get cold enough to snow like that in the first place?
Roadmaster
December 4th, 2012
Back in the mid-90′s I was working at Camp Navajo, which is adjacent to I-40. Myself, another truck driver, our boss and the commander (Colonel) were sitting in a front office, drinking coffee and watching the traffic SLOWLY start to move after being stuck in the snow overnight. The Col. looks at us drivers and queries, “How come those truck drivers when they pull out, leave a jug of orange juice on the side of the road?”
The other driver gives me that look which said: I’m not even going to touch that one! Putting on my most respectful face, I turn to the Col and say, “Uh, Sir. That isn’t orange juice.”
For a second, nothing. Then a faint flickering, followed by a flash of light as the light bulb in his brain clicked on. He turned slightly red and immediately changed the subject.
This guy was a Colonel for a LONG time. The AZ Guard kept him at that position for about 9 years, where a normal tour for his rank is 1-2 years. He actually did a fair job running the camp but eventually got his Generals star a few years after that morning and got transferred to State HQ.
Maybe they figured he could finally tell the difference between OJ and urine.
Carlos The Jackal
December 4th, 2012
” advanced one kilometer over the previous 24 hours.”
talk about an analogy for “Forward.”
Boobie the Rocket Dog
December 4th, 2012
Y’mean the Russian Automobile Association doesn’t have helos?
Mr. Happy
December 4th, 2012
“All commies should be pushing up daisies, be they members of the committee or citizen.”
They are not commies, they are just a bunch of poor slobs stuck in horribly corrupt country with no way to fix anything or make it better.
If you like Southerners, you will probably like most Russians too.
ru fn kiddinme
December 4th, 2012
nice goin russkies, somebody FINALLY overtook the dumbest, stupidest, shit-for-brains drivers in the whole friggin world ** californyenz ** they turn into instant imbeciles immediately after the very first partical of “non-highway” related material mysteriously materializes – various forms of water and dust…