Perhaps compared to a few years ago, when many fewer people in Moscow owned cars, this is heavy traffic, but it didn't look to me as if Moscow suffers the kind of severe traffic problems we have in many cities in the states. One feature of Moscow traffic that was interesting was the fact that even though there may be only three or four painted lines on the roadway, there are typically six or seven lanes of actual traffic. And even then some of the drivers use the trolley car tracks as an additional lane, that is, until a trolley car starts heading toward them. When this happens, the poor guy to the driver's immediate right better get out of the way, because given a choice between a head on collision with a trolley car, and a brush with another car, most Moscow drivers wisely choose to push the other car out of the way. I still haven't decided who are the craziest drivers, New York City cab drivers, or everyone in Moscow.
Trolley cars are popular transportation in Moscow.
There are many different forms of transportation to choose from in Moscow. Of course, there is the world famous Metro subway system, with its impressive architecture and trains that run about every thirty or sixty seconds. There are both professional taxi cabs, and independant car owners earning extra money as taxis. Also, in the picture to the right, you can see the trolley cars that creep along the city streets, their antennas getting power from the web of electric cables that run overhead. All of these options make Moscow an easy city to get around, provided you know what you're doing and where it is you want to go.