Europe's Deadliest Roads | Poland, Bulgaria & Spain | Free Documentary

[@FreeDocumentary]

00:00:00 Poland With over 2,000 road deaths in 2021, Poland ranks poorly in EU road safety. Speeding, reckless behavior, and drunk driving are major issues. The “free-flow” toll system introduced on the A4 motorway in 2021 has led to frequent accidents. Police use high-powered cars to track offenders, and fines for repeat speeding offenses have risen to €1,000. 00:51:00 Bulgaria Bulgarian roads have one of Europe’s highest fatality rates, with the Trakia highway particularly unsafe due to heavy traffic and poor maintenance. The highway averages 250 accidents monthly, with corruption allowing bribes to bypass safety checks. In November 2021, Europe’s worst road accident in a decade occurred here, killing 44 people. 01:45:33 Spain Spain's AP9 and AP7 highways are notoriously dangerous, with frequent incidents involving drunk drivers, runaway trucks, and dense fog. The AP7, a key trade route, sees heavy truck traffic; in 2021, 10% of fatal accidents involved trucks. Police frequently stop overweight trucks, and dense fog has caused multiple pileups, including a 30-car crash in 2014.

[@cv507]

täkk äl Kiddjötz vFv

[@karfrancouzsky9725]

Just wondering, why did you geoblocked it for wievers in Poland?

[@FreeDocumentary]

@ what are wievers? Producing country Germany, Poland. Deals in place with local channels.

[@federicooglino4645]

It would be interesting to watch a documentary about road accidents also here in Italy... many issues are present also here just like PL, BG and ES.

[@farwindowusa]

@@federicooglino4645 Are you from Italy?

[@doubtingthomas9612]

The fact that we get free videos on KZbin by Free Documentary is truly a gift ... Keeping education and knowledge alive. 👍🙏🤷

[@FreeDocumentary]

@@doubtingthomas9612 thank you so much in the name of the entire FD team and we absolutely will keep education and knowledge alive.

[@FreeDocumentary]

@ Nope. Translated and set by humans.

[@FreeDocumentary]

@ I think the gist of the conversation gets across. Also, synching up spoken with subtitles and the visuals has to be taken into consideration.

[@FreeDocumentary]

@ It’s a documentary about roads and that driving is perilous in Poland. It’s not about nuclear fusion. And why would someone translate from Polish to English via French? We have people from multiple backgrounds and languages on the team. I think we get it. But thank you for your quality control.

[@epiccow6791]

Wow I never thought I would see my Country Poland in this series, but yeah driving there sucks sometimes. Thank you!

[@sndsergiu1212]

I wonder how they missed Romania, especially the infamous E85 road..

[@FreeDocumentary]

we'll cover Romania too in a separate documentary don't worry.

[@SAS-n9l]

Romania is worse

[@RedBull10812]

@@SAS-n9l roMANIA needs it's own category

[@EscuB]

Pheeew 😂​@@FreeDocumentary

[@csabey88]

Romania is alone a documentary of 2 hrs 😂 however have to say, I drive in Romania but I have also driven in Bulgaria a couple of times and boy, to me seemed more dangerous than Romania. But Romania is also very very bad none the less.

[@Przesmyk.ihub.global]

Żaden inny program tego typu nie dał mi tyle do myślenia co wasz. Dziękuję

[@mynewhobby6323]

In Poland if you drive within the speed limit you will have people driving inches behind you, brake checking you etc. this is such a norm on Polish motorways it is unbelievable

[@mikerowave1986]

Same in Hungary

[@MantasNan]

Polish roads look brand new compared to the British ones.

[@carcctv]

​@@MantasNanbut the drivers still rubbish plus we have even more dangerous drivers from Ukraine and other countries

[@brumster69]

Polish drivers are all in a race, I look in the mirror as much as the windscreen

[@brumster69]

​@@MantasNan with third rate drivers

[@hela8215]

When in Poland as a pedestrian do never ever go over the zebra stripes when cars are approaching. Stand on the edge and look both ways. When drives have seen you and slow down, then you can get ready to walk over the road. When walking on the road, look left and right to make sure that other cars are not trying to overtake the car that has stopped for you, because trust me there are people literally overtaking cars that stopped for pedestrians. And remember, most cars will not stop for you when you want to walk over the road. Because they do not agree with pedestrians having the right of way when crossing the road. That's why you always wait until you are sure the car will stop. (This rule also applies when you have a green light).

[@jamaljames2578]

Always watching from Georgetown Guyana south America 🇬🇾🇬🇾

[@KevinNguyen-zn4vv]

All these accidents at toll stations are Poland's DOT fault. These abandoned toll stations have become obstacles on the highway. They should get rid of them and use overhead cameras and scanners.

[@jopena]

A lot of the videos that are used and claimed that are Bulgarian, are actually from Russia (some 2-3000 km away).

[@JukoYT]

There is even an american/canadian video in there lol (the one where the truck rear ends a traffic jam)

[@magneticnorth6917]

do you have proof, some examples maybe? I've never seen these videos before this documentary

[@bekabeka71]

@@magneticnorth6917Russia is the worst 😂

[@sriganeshnarayanan8179]

Enlightening presentation. Excellent and educative video. Keep up your good work.

[@George-fu9vu]

14:45 speeding with 56km/h over the limit on the highway in the Netherlands would mean your licence is instantly revoked and a minimum fine of €900

[@supernoob1894]

1:07:32 to see in france and Bulgaria (In Bulgaria it's only 350 euro fine which makes 0 sense)

[@pleata627]

Really surprised they skiped Romania

[@ramonamogosanu9605]

Nu te teme. Romaniei i-au dedicat 50 de minute intr-un video postat acum 5 zile.

[@Damian-v3h7o]

As a Romanian, these are mild things in Romania and it's nothing unusual. We have crazy road rages and very dumb accidents

[@Kiss__Kiss]

The anti-speeding brigade: Not just ultra Powerful vehicles, but powerful engines too with 2.0 liter, 200hp... Somehow, this does not equate. lol

[@FriendofMineralTown]

I was reminded of the ancient, non-used toll gate from San Diego into Coronado in California. Although I don’t think people crash into too often, but the reason was always given that it wasn’t torn down because it would interrupt the road for too much time for it to be worth it and they wanted to keep it as a sort of “speed bump”.

[@Jakerski]

I have been driving on Greek roads all my life. A year ago, I visited Poland and rented a car for 8 days. The roads were amazing, and the driving culture was impressive. Everyone seemed to follow the traffic laws, and I didn’t witness any reckless driving-whether in the city or on country roads. I’ve never felt more “relaxed” while driving, as I’m used to the chaotic driving style often seen on Balkan roads. Driving in Greece is the most stressful thing, taking into consideration how many motorcycle drivers there are and how many people are arrogant and selfish while driving.

[@philippal8666]

Athens was crazy

[@bekabeka71]

@@philippal8666so is Tbilisi

[@jarq19]

Fact: since 2013 to 2024 the number of drivers in Poland tripled, yet the number of casualties of road accidents halved.

[@I275westflorida]

The roads finally entered the 21st century lol. I wonder what the statistic is from 2004 to 2024, the road differences from those two decades are mind boggling.

[@dennismaina7886]

I have travelled the world through this documentary ,❤

[@fritzdolcine1419]

Poland needs to remove the toll boots completely and install the cameras on top just like New York did in all roads .

[@shadowgost-ti1tz]

Go to Romania you will see there how bad is the road's and how many people die there , Poland is way better than Bulgaria and Romania.

[@LightDocumentariesShorts]

that's beautiful how this documentary gives the information

[@mikerowave1986]

Usually it’s not the road, it’s the drivers

[@Peter_Tissot]

roads and trucks are safe, drivers are not safe!

[@Jamal-786]

Documentaries are the best educational videos 💯

[@PrincessUnicornSprinkles]

17:00 "Car passes just a few cm's from him" looks like a few feet to me

[@federicooglino4645]

It would be interesting to watch a documentary about road accidents also here in Italy... many issues are present also here just like PL, BG and ES.

[@Jakerski]

Greece too. Taking into account all the motorbikes

[@g7india77]

I like your documentary this is very knowledgeable content thanks free documentary 👍

[@Bruno-00]

41:09 I say it all the time, once you give someone a right of way, their intelligence goes out the window. As I kid, I was taught to look 2/3 times to each side before stepping on pedestrian crossing. Also what taught me a life lesson was that I was hit by a car, when going on green light as pedestrian. It doesn't matter if you have a priority, it matters if you can procced safely. Nowadays kids, and adults don't look and just go which in the end cost them life.

[@abrudanrazvasergiu]

Love Poland!

[@PerSkeles]

It's amazing how three letters can change people from nice and friendly to dangerous, narcissistic idiot bully driver. BMW

[@Vagabond_Etranger]

Yeah, in my experience, it's the bmw drivers acting narcissistic & vain. I just quietly laughed at them, driving my humble Honda, which I paid in cash off the dealership, while knowing the bmw owners are still making payment plans. Just long term renting....

[@mrxmry3264]

the same applies to audi and mercedes.

[@Max-yh8zt]

A lot of the clips used here aren't even in Bulgaria... quite misleading

[@FilK79]

At least in Serbia we built our highways still in the 1970s as they should be, and now are renovated by highesst standandards.

[@MaraDaCoriovallum]

There are no dangerous roads.....there are only dangerous drivers.....

[@butchfajardo8832]

When companies rush their drivers, they must be punished also!

[@travisyayes6343]

In the US, fire fighters are the best "1st responders". They can save your life better than anyone.

[@philippal8666]

But we have more types

[@carcctv]

Does anyone know if this boy from Poland survived? 😢

[@hela8215]

They sayd in the video that the boy miraculously was OK.

[@robertlemonseed7075]

I drove from UK to LV two years ago. Crossing from Germany into Poland - decline in driving culture was so bad it would have been funny, if I suddenly wasn’t afraid for my life.

[@MargolisAshley]

I welcome you to Zimbabwe 🇿🇼

[@traviskingful]

2:01:18 that billboard though :D

[@HalusDaniel]

the comment that i was lookinf for :)))

[@EA-js1me]

Have you never seen an ad for a sex shop 😂

[@CoffeeTheater]

A documentary on Bangalore City.... Please 😊

[@annamaria-pv1fw]

thx

[@R_o_b_e_rt]

I never expected to see a country with worse roads than Hungary, Bulgaria’s roads are far worse. Thanks to our supreme leader and chief Mr Orban, Hungary is the second poorest country in Europe. Supreme Leader may you rule us forever and protect us from all the enemies.

[@hemanta907]

It's not the road that is dangerous but people driving the vehicles.

[@Jigsjigz]

Gotta love the narrators view of RACE CARS... standard bmw LOL

[@IngramPetersJr-nr7rm]

I see it's not just Jamaica where drivers are all failed F1 drivers still holding onto their dreams

[@expatbiker6598]

These are beautiful roads. 120kmph is nothing to be causing this much havoc. Drive training needs to be better.

[@goodhealthgoodlife1994]

Come to Ghana🇬🇭 Accra to Kumasi very deadly road

[@sykayo2028]

Come in Romania , and visit E85 ‘ road of death ‘ 💀

[@butchfajardo8832]

I love car sports but I wish there is a place where we can play.

[@JurekBogdanowicz]

16:48 if thats "a few cm" for him 😂

[@OctaApe]

Clearly FreeDocumentary has never driven through south London.

[@tatsnneeps341]

Or Bradford 😂😂

[@themanhacc]

9:26 these recordings are not polish

[@maciejskem]

Polskie drogi i kierowcy to koszmar.

[@TrueG9]

51:00 A truck can only drive with 90Km/h, no matter how much the driver hits the acceleration, the truck its limited by controler mechanism to a 90 km/h. Unless going downhill

[@leatheraccessories646]

Not even if he cancels the speed limiter, then it can drive without problems even at 120 km/h and this practice is often found among Turkish, Bulgarian, Romanian, Polish, etc. etc. drivers. thus violates the driving schedule without the tachograph recording this, this happens because the authorities in Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, etc. they don't do their duty, and the drivers are asked to drive as many km as possible in a single day, others also work with two tachograph cards. Whoever says that it is not true is a liar, once you arrive in Western Europe things change because of the stinging fines and the presence of control agents on duty. I worked in international transport and I know the mess in the system

[@marinamartin2567]

@@leatheraccessories646 um, do u mean, speedometer ..bcuz the tachometer,which is a very important gauge (btw) shows the RPM, as in Revs (revolutions) Per Minute.... I know this... & I am a girl, a chick, a broad. a female, yup,.. I am woman, ..hear me roar... yeah,but, seriously, for real.. I speak the truth.... fully & completely .....absolutely & totally.. for sure.. I kid u not...... word to your mother.... & all that jazz, (chaaaahh) boo-yaw

[@bojanb7854]

Roads in Bosnia and Herzegovina are crazy,come here and see what is madness in traffic

[@MartinThePanda]

2:14:18 Excelent driver indeed, overtaking on a full line.

[@asdfvp5795]

166km where 110 is allowed. In the netherlands you’d pay double, loose your license, and have to a course of 2K. These fines in Poland are laughable.

[@MantasNan]

Fines are based on your income. The NL is a tiny, overcrowded country. The roads are so tiny that they are only suitable for bikes.

[@LS-Moto]

@@MantasNan Bro, the bikes are just a matter of city planing. They are not on the highways, where this man was caught going that fast. It has nothing to do with how crowded a country is, but about sticking to the rules and getting those that speed outside any reasonable tolerance off the road.

[@Burkie-Batsbak]

@@MantasNan I Live in Holland, en you are right! Holland is a country full of rules and laws.

[@MantasNan]

@Burkie-Batsbak What's Holland? A city or a country? 🤔

[@Burkie-Batsbak]

@@MantasNan Holland is The Netherlands. A Country.

[@Trimondius]

Wheres Romania?We are no.1 when it comes to road fatalities and car accidents.

[@TrueG9]

I have subscribed bcs im waiting for the one episode dedicated to the Romanian roads

[@nqabakhumalo9865]

With the issue of toll gates. Here in South Africa, we still do have manually operated toll gates. All of my life, I never had or seen a vehicle crashing into one of the toll gates. I have only seen breakdowns, but not accidents.

[@noelsparx4018]

i think 4*2 trucks are a little unstable, especially when hauling a heavy trailer

[@CartoonistVikrant]

1:32 why the government allows vehicles with that speed limit😢. You than fine them?

[@mlashmlango]

Finally we have a deadliest roads from Europe 😂

[@indian2003]

How can they blame the rain for crashes? The driver has to drive accordingly and have an understanding of physics.

[@Flavas]

What about Moldova?

[@big-mike2955]

Do they have driving schools in Bulgaria or one learns driving by being on the wrong for the 1st time? As there's no regard for road rules whatsoever....It's a mini HELL out there.

[@Max-yh8zt]

you're HEAVILY exaggerating... it's not that bad

[@janplt1352]

It's crazy to see that people wearing masks in that kind of hot weather 😀😀

[@Andrei19943]

15:00 hold ur horses, drifting is not to dangerous, if driver is good and know what he or she doing. Ofc people wanna enjoy and have a little adrenaline boost. Country should create a place for this. to prevent then using parking lots and country roads for this. And just put sign up "entering the area is in own risk". Medical and traffic insurance not covering then.

[@The_Panda99]

47:19 Did the boy survive?

[@gamingbigfilipp]

bulgaria is on the europian union and yet are on a such bad state they should kick that country out of the EU

[@Max-yh8zt]

the point of the EU is economic development, which is happening... but your solution is just "kick them out" 🤦‍♂

[@electricspeedkiller8950]

why?

[@LS-Moto]

@@Max-yh8zt Its not just economic development. Its also values, political interests aso.

[@FuriousPitBull]

Poland this is central Europe not eastern 😢😢😢😢

[@geoffrey5665]

So? Feel better?

[@FuriousPitBull]

@geoffrey5665 is your name geoffrey or gayoffme? Feel better?

[@LS-Moto]

@@FuriousPitBull Not when it comes to driving

[@96gogoto]

some of the videos you showed on the Bulgarian part were not accidents that happened in Bulgaria

[@prettylips661]

I love how the fire fighters check on each others mental health as in America you have to suck up all that I see being a doctor or police

[@Lucas-zc9rg]

From own experience I know that they drive like crazy.. Speeding.. Overtaking on double line etc

[@mattt4309]

4:10min Village of Gliwice ? Hahahahaha...

[@koolbeanz8861]

Dude in spain fell asleep mid day... Why didnt they give a breathalyzer?

[@The_Panda99]

1:48:37 Really Professional of the Spanish 🙄👎🏻

[@Tzatzikinaki]

What about crete?

[@Aiden_Pearce_2003]

Did the child survive from the polish documentary? I really hope so, poor child and family.

[@godschild3640]

Spray used to be to the belong to the Europeans, but it was taken over

[@captainnemo3958]

🥰🥰🥰

[@guy4469]

TIRES are £22 in Bulgaria ling ching cheap .

[@pablomalin]

Balet is not a dancing class lol😊

[@harveyquirke6376]

A. Poem. Can't. Remember. What. It. Was. Fishing. Boat. Stuff.

[@rmbossvr6]

Since when Poland is in East Europe ?

[@ruslanmukhametzhanov884]

Most of the scary dashcam videos are from Russia, but aye 😅

[@ericvonmotor]

I recently had the (dis) pleasure of driving in Poland for two weeks. The pure stupidity and blatant carelessness of drivers over there, is OFF the charts. I drive all over the USA and nothing equalled to what i experienced in Poland.

[@martindworak]

I’ve driven in Poland and US too, there is a distinction here, Polish drivers are crazy, American drivers are just bad, don’t know any rules of the road, don’t know what signs mean at all. I’m betting you freaked out when you came up to a roundabout, right?? I know I did!😅

[@nomensebastian88]

The biggest challenge for you was probably the male gearbox (manual)🤣

[@AviationNut]

You might want to look up accident rates by country. The statistics show that the US is way more dangerous than Poland for drivers. In 2023 USA had 5,638 accidents per million drivers while Poland had 1,593 accidents per million drivers in the same year. Go look up the statistics. So you're way safer driving in Poland than USA.

[@The_Panda99]

Ngl I just can’t take the Bulgarian Police serious. Especially the inspection of the cars in the Parking Lot. So if I come up with an S63L they’ll be like „Oh is that not too loud?“ It’s an AMG my guy lol. And how are you not allowed to modify your car??

[@teddyfastbear]

The child hit by a car near a playground, this is why child under 18 should be under supervision or these things can happen, many countries have neglect chargers against parents just becouse of this.

[@KineticKorner]

You forgot Romania. It's same like this countries.

[@bertyaustin]

I don't think that that Macedonian bus just caught fire, there's something fishy there. Probably it was a covert operation and they've planted something on the bus. Shame that their target was civilian tourist bus. But they have no shame.

[@Fkujoeb123]

👻 🏍️ 💨

[@myronv4390]

You think this is bad, Drive in Brampton Ontario Canada and the 401 in Ontario.

[@carlosifer]

There's no need to have those bottlenecks on motorway to pay it can just be above the road with cameras like in Portugal

[@arefuu6682]

skill issue

[@arinaitwemoses3030]

did the child survive?

[@carcctv]

Unfortunately not, just found an article 😢

[@The_Panda99]

@@carcctvwhat’s the name of the article?

[@harveyquirke6376]

How. Do. I. Know. This. Tor. The. Tank. Open. Then. I. Remembered. A. Poim. 60. Miles. From. No. We're.

[@kryptoskorpion9965]

bober kurwa 30:40 ahhaha

[@davechristian7543]

Mate wat do u expect there Spanish mate