Recently, Russian travel bloggers shared what they saw and heard in Uzbekistan on their Mail.ru homepage (account name: 2X2TRIP.RU), let's take a look.
The following is a first-person narrative
As soon as we crossed the border with Uzbekistan, we saw a large number of minibuses pulling guests on the road. These cars are out of order, stopping or driving on the road at will, making people feel that the traffic situation in front of them is somewhat chaotic. What caused all this chaos was The Chevrolet Damas, uzbekistan's super-selling car.
After President Mirziyoyev approved private passenger businesses, the city streets and highways were filled with such means of transport. Citizens are allowed to conduct private business after purchasing labor cards, and many have come out of the "shadow" of the epidemic and begun to work for themselves.
After talking to a Damas driver in Bukhara, we found that driving a minibus to solicit people is a very popular business in the local area. The price of Chevrolet Damas is 50 million soums (about 30,000 yuan, as is the locally assembled Daewoo Matiz), and the cost of buying a car will soon be earned back, and then it will be a net profit.
Indeed, it is not surprising that a car has 7 seats (2+2+3), and like most cars in Uzbekistan, it can burn natural gas. The only regret is that the speed can not run up, limiting the use of the area, but this is not a big problem.
In the eyes of tourists, the disadvantage of this type of car is that the safety of passengers is not guaranteed.
To be honest, the traffic chaos in Ukraine is more serious than that of its neighbors. We stayed here for a few days and the news about Damas' accidents was seen every day. >>> frequent car accidents in Uzbekistan, the source of "road killer" is here!
The model has hardly changed since 1991, when it was called the Suzuki Carry. Now 30 years later, many changes have taken place on the road, including safety requirements, but this car has remained unchanged.
Source: pulse.mail.ru
Compilation: Ania