- What to prepare for - Abkhaz roads
- Mountain roads
Roads in Abkhazia leave much to be desired, in fact, as well as the organization of traffic. If a person is going to travel to this country in his own car, you need to prepare well psychologically. This is especially true for citizens of countries with a high level of economic and cultural development.
What to prepare for - Abkhaz roads
Only the main roads of Abkhazia are in good condition, minor overpasses have many flaws, damage, they are narrow and very dirty. There are practically no road signs, signs, markings on the highways, which greatly complicates the movement, makes it uncontrollable.
Due to the lack of signposts and due to a certain mentality, Abkhazians are very fond of violating traffic rules, exceeding the speed, overtaking in the wrong places. Tourists are often bought for this, although it is expensive for them.
The traffic police of Abkhazia very carefully monitors the movement of cars with non-local signs and strives to fine the drivers, so you need to be extremely careful and vigilant, and even better try not to be seen by the patrol officers. The fines for violations are quite large, but the most unpleasant thing is that practically for each of them, the withdrawal of rights is provided for until the fine is paid.
Tourists may have difficulties with paying the fine, since there are no terminals for this in Abkhazia, they do not accept foreign cards, and payment via the Internet is also impossible. But another way out of the situation can be found - a bribe, from which traffic police officers do not refuse.
It is necessary to strictly observe the speed limit even when there is no suspicion that there is a patrol service somewhere nearby. Its workers very often install special radars in ordinary vehicles. Passing such a car on the side of the road, you can lose a couple of hundred dollars.
Traffic police officers love to cheat foreigners for money. They fraudulently demand a fine (or rather a bribe) from them. It is often attributed to a violation of speed or movement not according to the rules, referring to some kind of sign ahead, which the tourist allegedly ignored. Since travelers are not up to a showdown with patrolmen, and no one wants to have problems, they almost always pay money and simply leave. But it is better (if a person is sure that he is right) to prove his innocence and not pay for it is not clear for what. For this purpose, it is recommended to install video recorders.
Mountain roads
The mountain roads of Abkhazia are not equipped as they should, therefore, for ordinary cars and drivers without experience of such trips, the journey may end in disaster. It is especially dangerous to go to the mountains in bad weather conditions, for example, after rain. After all, most roads are a regular primer, which is washed out by the action of water. Although too much heat is also bad for movement. Dust rising upward makes it difficult to see the road normally. In places where there is a lot of sand, the car may skid.
To travel to the mountains, you need a car with a high ground clearance, as on some roads there are deep dents from the wheels on the sides, and in the middle there is a significant elevation.
A trip to Abkhazia in your own car is a kind of extreme with elements of nostalgia for Soviet times. The reason for this is the state of the roads in the country, as well as the organization of traffic.
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