A SPECIAL REPORT: INTERNATIONAL TRADE

DARING DRIVERS: Call it courtesy in the dark, but driving in southwest Russia proved daunting for one Laguna Hills executive just back from a business trip there. . . . When street lights go on at night, motorists turn off their headlights to avoid blinding oncoming drivers. They also swerve into opposing traffic to dodge potholes, said Kip McLeland of UniStor Inc., a computer peripherals firm. “It is a little scary, but I got used to it.”