Russia road safety campaign. Your never late for a date with God


	Russia road safety campaign. Your never late for a date with God

tdsmum

12-3-2008 7:11 PM

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tdsmum says:

We could do wtih some of this here in oz

At some intersections a stones throw away.

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12-4-2008 12:38 AM

rvnurse2b

ok- so in the WINTER they sprinkle WATER on the roadway.....
it doesn't freeze?

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