Road Blokes
Terrible roads are not the only obstacles to enjoying Ukrainian scenery with a car. We are the worst country when it comes to road police manners. Yesterday we all pulled out of the house just to be stopped by a cop to collect 40 hryvnyas into his pocket for the silliest thing. The day before the Rada or whoever implemented a new regulation that required a driver to carry with him a different number of stupid papers ( I am not talking about drivers license). So the happy cops harvest happily. Makes me think of another story on the topic: about a Ukrainian dude in the US trying to bribe a cop there for letting him go off the speeding ticket. The guy ended up in jail of course. Long way to go.
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June 14th, 2007 at 8:55 pm
Uh oh. Guess I won’t be driving in Kyiv much next week, huh? Since I’m going to be in town, by the way, I’d love to take you out for a beer.
June 17th, 2007 at 9:27 am
Besides the friendly coppers, fellow drivers are not making it easier for you either to get on the road.