The same can be said abut public transportation system. Trolleys and trams run rather frequently but since they seldom have the right of way, they are stuck in traffic with cars that swarm this city. Cars are a status symbol of the new 'priviligentsia' ---- Me: ????. There are 2.5 million cars in Moscow and only 10 million Muscovites. They're not a status symbol in the capital anyway. I realize Msc. and St. Pete are different cities, but I can't imaginr things would be THAT different. Peter isn't Omsk.