The Lena highway is the main road near Yakutsk in Eastern Russia.

Avoiding the

Expressways

and Traveling on a

Dollar a Day

The Lena highway is located near the city of Yakutsk and begins a very long journey towards Moscow. This unpaved road is usually in fairly good condition but each time it rains traffic is paralyzed. These pictures were taken just prior to a major traffic jam of more than 600 vehicles.At some point motorists ran out of fuel and food resulting in some serious altercations. According to the witnesses one woman riding a bus heading to Moscow gave birth to a baby boy.

It could be worse here is a picture taken on the Sichuan-Tibet Road in China

Ready for your ride????

They could use one of these ! Ha-ha !

Sichuan-Tibet Road in China

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Hooray for pavement !