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The Lefortovo tunnel in Russia, (near Poland) is the longest
(in-city) tunnel in all of Europe. It is nick-named "The Tunnel of Death."
Lefortovo tunnel is a road tunnel in the Lefortovo District in Moscow, Russia, opened in 2003. It is a part of the Third Ring Road. At 2.2 km (1.4 miles) long, it is the fifth longest in-city tunnel of Europe (after the Södra länken in Stockholm at 4.7 km, the Dublin Port Tunnel at 4.5 km, the Giovanni XXIII Tunnel in Rome at 2.9 km and North-Western Tunnel in Moscow at 2.8 km).
The tunnel runs under the Yauza River, and water leaks in at some points. When the temperature reaches −38 degrees Celsius (as during the winter of 2005), the road surface can freeze becomes a sheet of black ice.
It has been nicknamed "The Tunnel of Death" due to its high accident rate and a video circulating around the Internet compiling footage of vehicle accidents recorded by monitoring cameras.
See for yourself why.
The result is the attached video which was taken during a single day with the tunnel
surveillance camera. Congratulations to the dual-carriage bus driver --
imagine the passengers in the back! What a ride! The next time you complain
about traffic, remember this video...
Russian engineering! ... Or perhaps it's the vodka. Now view http://www.youtube.com/v/6fLW3OiH8OQ&hl=en&fs=1
READ BEFORE WATCHING THE VIDEO
The Lefortovo tunnel in Russia, (near Poland) is the longest
(in-city) tunnel in all of Europe. It is nick-named "The Tunnel of Death."
Lefortovo tunnel is a road tunnel in the Lefortovo District in Moscow, Russia, opened in 2003. It is a part of the Third Ring Road. At 2.2 km (1.4 miles) long, it is the fifth longest in-city tunnel of Europe (after the Södra länken in Stockholm at 4.7 km, the Dublin Port Tunnel at 4.5 km, the Giovanni XXIII Tunnel in Rome at 2.9 km and North-Western Tunnel in Moscow at 2.8 km).
The tunnel runs under the Yauza River, and water leaks in at some points. When the temperature reaches −38 degrees Celsius (as during the winter of 2005), the road surface can freeze becomes a sheet of black ice.
It has been nicknamed "The Tunnel of Death" due to its high accident rate and a video circulating around the Internet compiling footage of vehicle accidents recorded by monitoring cameras.
See for yourself why.
The result is the attached video which was taken during a single day with the tunnel
surveillance camera. Congratulations to the dual-carriage bus driver --
imagine the passengers in the back! What a ride! The next time you complain
about traffic, remember this video...
Russian engineering! ... Or perhaps it's the vodka. Now view http://www.youtube.com/v/6fLW3OiH8OQ&hl=en&fs=1
