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Old 03-11-13 | 08:46 PM
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Russian bus driver takes no mercy when punishing those who cut him off



Alexi Volkov, a Russian bus driver known as "The Punisher," doesn't tolerate anyone who cuts him off while he's on the job. Rather than attempting to take evasive maneuvers, Volkov simply lets his bus roll into the offending party's vehicle. He boasts that he's been involved in over 100 accidents and posts dash-cam videos of the collisions to YouTube. Somewhat miraculously, his employer doesn't seem concerned with his driving record, and Volkov says so long as the accidents aren't his fault and the damage minor, no one gets upset.

What about the passengers on the bus? The driver says no one has ever been injured in the bumps, so they have nothing to complain about. Meanwhile, Volkov says conditions are gradually improving thanks to his "educational work."


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Old 03-11-13 | 08:59 PM
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Only in Russia can you get away with this. Awsome. When can this guy come to America?
Old 03-11-13 | 09:30 PM
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He was all over the news in Russia. Apparently, this was his answer to all the insurance frauders. He simply rammed them with his bus and kept the video as proof...
Old 03-11-13 | 09:38 PM
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That last dude pulled right in front of him and applied the brakes at a green light.....serves him right. Sadly here in the states he'd be fired after the first rear ending.
Old 03-11-13 | 09:48 PM
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^yeah, looks like those drivers were doing it intentionally. Insurance frauding
Old 03-12-13 | 01:27 AM
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I like the way he was riding that last toyota truck.

Sometimes I wish I could drive like that.

put some armor on my car, Death Race style, and just ram a**holes (no homo)

I bet I could nail a bunch of bmw's
Old 03-12-13 | 01:56 AM
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He's living my dreams of revenge and road rage.

The only thing missing from my dreams are flame throwers and chain saws, after I drag their bodies out of their cars, of course...
Old 03-12-13 | 04:46 AM
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That guy in that green soviet special totally brake checked the bus, serves him right. And yeah the courts/police system in Russia is so screwed up you have to provide proof that you weren't at fault, thus why everybody has dash cameras.
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This guy is awesome
Old 03-12-13 | 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
He's living my dreams of revenge and road rage.
+1.

I so wish I can do that all the time, he is my hero
Old 03-12-13 | 10:01 AM
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I wish the truckers here could do this.

I see idiots cut off these truckers all the time in the freeway.
You can see the poor truck driver slamming on his brakes and some of these accidents are from the truckers swerving to avoid these morons

I would gladly be the witness.

It's probably cheaper to bump this guy than to cause a pile up and spillage.
Old 03-12-13 | 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by GS3Tek
I wish the truckers here could do this.

I see idiots cut off these truckers all the time in the freeway.
You can see the poor truck driver slamming on his brakes and some of these accidents are from the truckers swerving to avoid these morons

I would gladly be the witness.

It's probably cheaper to bump this guy than to cause a pile up and spillage.



I commute to/from work via a 35 mile each way bus ride....I see this crap CONSTANTLY (cutting right in front of the bus) !!

People are freaking ignorant.

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Old 03-12-13 | 03:53 PM
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I would say all of those accident but one are the bus drivers fault. He could have stopped or slowed down to avoid collision every single time. I see his point though. Fraud and corruption are rampant in Russia
Old 03-12-13 | 04:02 PM
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The only thing he could have done better would be to hit the drivers cutting him off harder.
Old 03-12-13 | 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Stormwind
Only in Russia can you get away with this. Awsome. When can this guy come to America?
Yes, only in Russia... they are just nuts..



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