Traffic in Tallinn

Well, we are here the infamous theme to write about. Given that Estonia is quite near to Russia is the flow of traffic is quite similar to Russia. Some drivers are just nuts when they are driving. For example today me and my friend went to some shops for food and drinks and saw how someone cut off not one but two trucks. Two trucks this is like a catastrophe waiting to happen. But enough of that, we also noticed that most people drive a Honda, Toyota, or Lexus which are quite expensive cars even in Slovenia. One of the good things about traffic here is there are no traffic jams, but on the opposite side, the road system is quite unlogical because they have like some sort of turning areas so you can turn around because there are not many roundabouts. Given the fact that Tallinn is quite north and that there very cold especially during the winter you can see a lot of hybrids and electric cars, which the conditions are not optimal for the batteries and drivetrains. If you look at the roads like are they bumpy or smooth, they are actually quite smooth and not too bad to drive on, given the fact that they have studded tires on the cars during the wintertime. Me and my friends wondered why there are so many new cars on the road and came to the conclusion that there is a lot of salt on the roads because of the defrizzing of the roads, and as we all know the salt and steel do not go well together and the older cars are very rusty, most of them have holes in the floor of the chassis and you can see the road through the car. Normally young people drive a rusty can on four wheels that has rear-wheel drive so they can drift and have some fun on the parking lots, but those cars usually end up on the scrap yard because they crash them and are not worth fixing or repairing.

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