They've not been reading their Highway Code: Shocking collection of heart-stopping near misses and road crashes in Russia

Those with a faint-heart or a nervous disposition should look away now - and certainly never contemplate getting behind the wheel in Russia.
A terrifying - and sometimes hilarious - compilation of crashes, near misses, and down right bizarre motoring accidents has become an overnight internet hit.
Nearly 750,000 people have watched the shocking collection of incidents in a few days.

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Watch out: A man wanders into the road - seemingly oblivious to the moving tram

Straight to the accident scene: The tram slams its breaks on, but cannot take evasive action and ploughs into the walker

The heart-stopping clips, filmed by drivers' own dashboard cameras, feature an astonishing array of hazards motorists can encounter while venturing onto the roads of the former Soviet republic.
And nothing on any highway code is likely to prepare the you for extraordinary variety of potential dangers.
If it's not the jaywalking horses or low-flying fighter jets buzzing drivers causing chaos, it's the errant lorry wheels bouncing straight towards traffic or crazed gun-firing pedestrians.

Going nowhere fast: A couple riding a quad bike are left stranded in the middle of the road after somehow flipping their machine

Let's hope he's off to the repair shop: A man drives a tractor in the middle of the road as one of its wheels falls off

Green cross code: The driver of this car had to slam on the breaks to avoid this horse at a crossing point

The lawless and dangerous Russian roads are increasingly prompting motorist to place video cameras on their dashboards to capture any incident for insurance purposes.
But they manage to capture some of the craziest driving and lucky escapes ever recorded.

In one such clip a couple riding a quad bike somehow flipping their machine while travelling one night - leaving them stranded stranded in the middle of the road.

Overload: The driver of this car mush have x-ray vision to see though this hay on his roof

Thatch-back car: The hay totally covers the vehicle

An enterprising lorry driver who seems to be trying to save money on tyre wear - by leaving one of his wheels at home, is also caught in the act.
Seemingly oblivious to the danger, he hurtles down the road with only one wheel under his cab.
He even overtakes other vehicles during the death defying ride.

Balancing act: This lorry driver hurtles down the road with only one wheel under his cab

Unbalanced individual: Seemingly oblivious, he even overtakes other vehicles in his haste

In one clip on the 13-minute YouTube video, mini van veers into the path of a motorist.
As it crosses onto the wrong side, the door opens and the sole occupant at the front seat tumbles to the ground.
Apparently unscathed, he then dusts himself down and gets to his feet.

Bizarre: As the mini van veers onto the wrong side of the road, the door opens and a man falls out

Dazed and confused: The shaken driver, who appears to have his trousers around his ankles, then picks himself up and dusts himself off

In another clip, an unsuspecting motorist appears to collect a fallen power cable under the car wheels - sending the vehicle into a terrifying flip.
The car is sent skyward in a split second - giving the driver no chance to brace for the impact.
The vehicle come to a stop on its roof.

Danger: A driver appears to collect a low hanging cable which gets lodged under the car

Launched: As the cable pulls tight, momentum begins to flip the car

Over the top: The must be utterly shocked as the car is sent flying head over heels

A dash camera also captures the moment a pedestrian tries to cross the six-lane road and steps right into the path of the car carrying a camera.
The shocked man is momentarily freezes - literally like a rabbit in headlights - as the car bears down on him.
But despite being launched onto the bonnet and through the windscreen, the pedestrian land on his feet and walks off, seemingly unscathed.

Moments from impact: A pedestrian tries to cross the six-lane road and steps right into the path of the car carrying a camera

Collision course: The pedestrian braces as the car bears down on him

The video also features a lorry driver who has to be a contender for the luckiest motorist alive.
A dashboard-mounted camera captures the astonishing moment a Russian truck driver is thrown head-first through his windscreen after crashing into a lorry and lived to tell the tale.
He was catapulted out of his cab in a cloud of dust and flying metal when the oncoming HGV swerved into his path.
But amazingly he lands on his feet and, although clearly stunned, appears otherwise unharmed.

Lucky trucker: A lorry driver is catapulted out of his cab after smashing into an oncoming HGV

Like a cat: The lorry driver somehow manages to right himself and land on his feet in front of the wreckage

Dazed and confused: The lorry driver scratches his head as he looks at his mangled cab

A drunken Russian bulldozer driver clattering into a series of parked cars and a lorry before grinding to a slow halt, also features.
After swerving from side-to-side and into a line of stationary motors he then tried to correct himself by going the other way - and into the truck.
The destruction only comes to a halt when the tractor sufferers a flat tyre.

Crunch: The digger prangs three and pushed them onto other stationary cars

The out-of-control digger then swerves to the left of the car park as the driver tries to take evasive action

It then smacks into a parked lorry and pushes it onto another stationary vehicle

One such camera captures the moment a lorry caused chaos as it spills its load of timber directly into the path of oncoming vehicles.
The cars can do nothing to avoid the crash as they career into the tons of logs.
Both vehicles are come to a crumpled halt as timbre spill over the central reservations into the path of other cars.

Nowhere to go: A lorry causes chaos as it spills its load of timber directly into the path of oncoming vehicles

Wreckage: The cars can do nothing to avoid the crash as they career into the tons of logs

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