While snow and related traffic woes are hardly unprecedented in Russia in December , drivers had other reasons to complain . Heavy snow starting Sunday caused traffic woes in western Moscow . By Friday early evening , the Emergencies Ministry on a major highway reportedly stretched 125 miles . Vehicles were finally moving better by the evening , though still only at 3 to 6 miles per hour . Some travelers griped about price gouging , lack of gas and the response from authorities .
Heavy snow starting Sunday caused traffic woes in western Moscow . By Friday early evening , the Emergencies Ministry on a major highway reportedly stretched 125 miles . Vehicles were finally moving better by the evening , though still only at 3 to 6 miles per hour . Some travelers griped about price gouging , lack of gas and the response from authorities .