Holy left turn, Batman!

[Kuky]

Someone sent this to me. I'm not sure if it's real, but if it is... damn, that's the most fucked up left turn I've ever seen!

[The Original Taco]

Actually that's for the Russian Derek Zoolanders.

[water nymph]

It looks like an Escher put into practice.

[JHXMT]

"Excuse me, can you drive me to Moscow?"
"Nyet."
"Why not?"
"Is left."

:lol:

[kuju]

lol.

Kuky... that picture is insane. awesome though. I wonder if it's real.

[Asphodelle13]

Whoa! Like a pretzel! Or seemingly impossible like Escher(who rules).

[Captain America]

It looks like an Escher put into practice.

Like...haaahaaa....
Escher....teehee..
into practice....
That is DAMN funny........

I needed that laugh, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Fun Lovin' Criminal]

In Soviet Russia, left turns you.

[Anthropolemic]

Originally posted by Fun Lovin' Criminal@Jul 23 2005, 12:36 AM
In Soviet Russia, left turns you.
:lol: :lol:

[Kelleher]

Wow, that's interesting.

It's probably a true representation due to the fact that many developing countries have the same problem. For example, downtown Mexico is very similar. When a city is growing insanely fast ina short amount of time, transportation routes end up very pandimonious.

The map is pretty cool besides that. I'm a Russian major, so I can read the names of the streets on that map! :biggrin:

[Kuky]

Someone with time on their hands should try to find a satellite image of this thing with google maps (or google earth - that thing owns!)

[Asphodelle13]

Google Earth is freakin awesome.

http://www.shinraonline.com/asphodelle13/russia3.jpg

That's in Moscow, I think.

[Barefoot Matt]

That one's not as crazy... I've been on a few highways like that.

[Asphodelle13]

Originally posted by Kelleher@Jul 29 2005, 12:41 AM
The map is pretty cool besides that. I'm a Russian major, so I can read the names of the streets on that map! :biggrin:
What are some of the street names?

[geekboy]

Originally posted by Asphodelle13@Jul 30 2005, 07:07 AM
What are some of the street names?
Hi, I am just back from 2 weeks of visiting Moscow and St. Petersburg so I can assure you, that highways around Moscow are pretty wild. And don't even mention the driving habits...

While I do not speak Russian, I can read a bit of Cyril.
The horizontal road on top is Ulitsa Polikarpova, Ulitsa just means road or street. And on the bottom right corner is Ulitsa 1905 Goda. I am sure that is referring to the 1905 ressurection. In the middle is Horoshevskoy Shosse, the Shosse also means street or road.

I am curious how you found the google earth pic. What did you search for?

Haha, by some googling for maps I just found out, that I walked on the Street named Horoshevskoy Shosse only few 100 meters west of that piece of map you have.

[Lone Wolf]

Originally posted by geekboy@Jul 30 2005, 11:59 PM
In the middle is Horoshevskoy Shosse, the Shosse also means street or road.
I think it's CHoroshevskoy Shosse, with CH being like the scottish or german ch.


:shifty:

(There's no H in russian and foreign words with H are given with a G, e.g. Harry becomes Garry)

[Wolf]

Originally posted by Lone Wolf@Jul 31 2005, 04:45 AM
I think it's CHoroshevskoy Shosse, with CH being like the scottish or german ch.


:shifty:

(There's no H in russian and foreign words with H are given with a G, e.g. Harry becomes Garry)


You mean it's like Garry Potter?

Odd.

[Lone Wolf]

Originally posted by Wolf@Jul 31 2005, 10:00 PM


You mean it's like Garry Potter?

Odd.




Yes!
Though I'm not reading Harry Potter in russian (in english actually 8) ).

[Asphodelle13]

I was just looking all around Moscow and found that. Tried putting in those street names you said but couldn't find it. Oh well.

[Kira]

Hm this is the one I found :

Not too close :

http://02.maps.yandex.ru/images/moscow/600/09/V2wg0AAHQuAAAAAAAA..png

[Lady]

Um... holy crap? O_o

[MuthaFranka]

One of the worst driving experiences i've ever had was during my recent trip to boston. If you all have ever been there, I was staying right on commonwealth ave, and had no idea where i was going. The night I was leaving, I find out they have 93 (pretty much the only route in and out of the city) completely closed down. I was lost for, no joke, 2 and a half hours. Terrible.

Also, rotaries suck a nut.

[Kuky]

Heh yeah, I heard driving through boston is a hoot-n-a-holler.

[optide]

Try Pittsburgh. You can see where you want to go, but...you can't get there.

[Kuky]

Having just come back from a small circuit in the states (NY, washington dc, virginia beach), I can tell you that the highway roadsigns are ass-backwards in the states :lol:.

[alegria]

wow....that's intense. It's a roundabout on steroids. The start point and end point are only a couple of yards away! They could've just built a little bridge/ramp edifice because that's just wasteful! Meh, I wonder who they're hiring as our highway architects/engineers or whatever those people are called....