Vodka and Mercedes Don't Mix

Vodka And Mercedes Don't Mix

Posted by eMercedesBenz on September 25, 2005 at 10:33 AM CST
Growing up, one of my favorite games was tag. The object of the game  
is simple.  One person is designated "it," and that person must then  
run and try to tag one of the other people playing the game.

After reading an interesting article today, it seems I'm not the only  
one who enjoys playing tag.  In Russia, drivers enjoy  playing tag as  
well.  However, they have a somewhat different version of tag than  
the version I played growing up.  Apparently in Russia, you're "it"  
if you're driving a Mercedes, and the object is to tag pedestrians as  
they make their way across the street.

OK, so maybe it's not necessarily a game, but the Russians, in their  
vodka-induced haze, have no qualms about mowing down pedestrians in  
the road.  According to the article, in Moscow alone, more than 14  
people are hit by cars every day, and 300 have already died this  
year. As for the rest of Russia, last year 34,506 people were killed  
and a quarter of a million were injure in road accidents - that's  
nearly double the rate in America.

So what reason do the ushanka-wearing drivers give? "I would like to  
be polite and considerate and generous. I would love to let the  
pedestrian pass by me. But who can guarantee that the back of my car  
will not be smashed the next minute if I stop?  I may even be doing  
him a disservice if I let him pass my car, because the other cars  
will simply speed up and hit him."

Tag you're it.


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