On crossing the Crimea had accumulated ~ 3000 cars Bashny.Net

In the ports of "Crimea" and "Caucasus" expected crossing of the Kerch Strait, according to law enforcement officers, at least 2,900 cars. Average waiting time in the queue is about 30 hours. On crossing the Crimea people go under the wheels, so as not to miss the queue of motorists.

As previously reported, a special working group of experts of Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Interior, United Transport Directorate of the Krasnodar Territory and Rosmorport will try to find ways to reduce the waiting list for the Kerch ferry. This decision was taken at a meeting chaired by the Minister of Transport Maxim Sokolov.

But today the situation, especially in the Kuban port Caucasus, remains quite tense.

According to the United Transport Directorate on the Kerch ferry from 1 to 15 July 2014 there is peak load. During this time, crossing benefited about 193 thousand passengers. A steam railway and the additional vessels made 848 flights. "At the moment, the crossing can not completely meet the transportation needs of personal transport", - noted in the directorate.

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Harassed by the long wait in the port of Kavkaz Kuban tourists gather on the roads to prevent vehicles which, in their opinion, are trying to break into the Kerch ferry queue. On the improvised checkpoints people check the documents of workers and crossing looking for beneficiaries who can not wait in the line of cars. Irritated people can declare any "hare", sent back, and even turn the car "intruder».

Traffic jams in the port are increasing every day. Clearly, many of the nerves pass, and they are beginning to see around alone "thieves" who bought the free passage. Nobody saw bribed, but the rumors are so tenacious that people trust him as myself.

 - Where are you going? - Stops on the way to crossing our car with the word "Press" is such a "popular control" of a dozen people. - Show identity and editorial assignment. And then there are constantly going past the alleged recipients on expensive cars. Of course, we paid and went without any problems ...

In a long line of almost three thousand cars "vigilantes" counted about 150 "hares." Although in reality most of them were employees of the same crossing. Not far from the group of angry workers "popular PPC" is constantly on duty police officers to, if anything, to prevent lynchings, since there were cases when angry crowds overturned cars "offenders". Law enforcers say that "hares" live only in the imagination of tourists.



 - Well, where is the "criminals" themselves think - squinting in the bright sun the chief post of DPS Vitaly Kashchenko. - We got near the post prosecutors, control their own security. Would long ago have all came to light, if it was in reality. There preferential categories - the disabled, veterans, pregnant women, children under one year and families with many children, where more than three children. They can pass. But since there are not many - and the rest are nervous.

In the afternoon, when all around are on duty operatives on makeshift checkpoints limited verbal squabble, but by nightfall the situation is changing.

 - Yes, you see - shows a clock Dmitry from Rostov-on-Don. - I've been standing here for 16 hours. During this time, so many things seen. At about five in the morning, when the police are not seen around, then it comes to blows. People are fighting for the last place, lie down under the car. No one sleeps, and how can we go to sleep, all the time you need to move the machine forward by one.

Many of those who gathered at the resort for a vacation, now recognize that the holiday has become a real challenge for them. The authorities have put on the roadside toilets and showers, but the water in the cabins, according to waiting in queue, ends before time to wash everyone, and restrooms are trying not to go because of the strong stench. Around a lot of tents with food, but the tourists try to take only tea or coffee.

 - We do not run the risk of taking a meal - it is in these tents in the sun, you never know what to do with it - says Svetlana Simakov from Surgut. - Take only tea or coffee, water purchase. But the prices are very high - 40 rubles per half-liter bottle, but could give away free, if people got into this situation.

Most tourists complain that there is no field kitchens with free meals and the transportation of fuel. Liters of fuel spent on air conditioning the cabin, and there is nothing to fill them. Here and there the road are stalls where you can relax and sleep on cots, but people often do not know about it and crammed into cars.



 - We have three children, and if we knew about the camp, sent them to rest. And laid seat in the car and tried to fit five of us there. Especially because my husband and I slept in shifts to keep up to move in line - continues to Svetlana.

The administration said that information about the campground, you can ask any member of the government or curious neighbors one by one.

 - There are signs even on themselves shawls, showing that you can relax, you just have to show a minimum of effort to find out, for the sake of their children, - said the deputy head of the administration Temryuk district Salavat Marcano. - As for the shower, their clock fills a special team of local management for Civil Defense and Emergencies. Regarding composting toilets - well, you know that objects are not fixed, so of course there is a smell, but you have to endure it.

Deputy head said that the free carry water at a time, but it is, surprisingly, no one takes - all go to the stalls and spend money. As for the hot food, it is in the stationary cafe in the port of Kavkaz and middle car line at the entrance to it.

 - After the meeting with the Minister of Transport of Russia decided to create the port two intercept parking, which will also be toilets and a cafe. Parking organize in the near future - said Marcano.

Maxim Sokolov noted during the meeting that the crossing work at their best, but fully satisfy the transportation needs of private cars is only possible to reverse the direction of the Crimea.

The minister also called on its members quickly find ways to optimize capacity crossing. He informed that according to the agreement the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation military transport vehicles in the near future will be redirected to the ports of Novorossiysk and Temryuk.

Incidentally
According to official information, at the crossing are 56 toilets, 65 dumpsters, 25 showers and around 18 outlets. The authorities intend to continually discover new bathrooms and canteens.
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And a little clean-money considerations.
The average family (= 1 machine) spends on vacation ~ 2-3tyr day. The people traveling - who 2 weeks, who a month. It takes about 20 days. And the cork out of ~ 3000 ... Total cars on the turn to be spent in the Crimea "is" on a daily basis about 10 million rubles. (!!!) - It does not mention the govroya every human factors (women, children, the elderly ...)
That's the question - whether these people will go there again next year? - Half I think - no! The bridge will be built, but hardly a year council ...