7 News Spotlight | Russian road roulette: how dashcams made Russia's roads safer | 7NEWS Spotlight @7newsSpotlight | Uploaded May 2021 | Updated October 2024, 12 hours ago.
When the Cold War ended and communism collapsed, Russians rejoiced by buying foreign cars and driving them very, very fast. They went from having some of the world’s most sedate roads to the most lawless. Add to the mix corrupt cops who regularly extort motorists and insurance scammers who deliberately jump in front of cars and fake injuries, and you can understand why millions of Russians turned to dashcams to protect themselves. Denham Hitchcock hit the streets of Russia to see just how wild it is out there. This story originally aired in 2014.

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