Traffic in our country is a complete chaos. There are many reasons for this chaos, one of the most important reasons is that drivers think they know some traffic rules correctly.
Insufficient education, bad urbanization, intolerance etc. When the factors come together, it becomes inevitable to see many rule violations in traffic.
Although you may be angry with others, you probably do not apply some of these traffic rules, it is useful to make a self-criticism. Here are those traffic rules that are often misunderstood:
1. At the roundabout, the priority of passing belongs to the vehicles turning around the island.
Most drivers, on the other hand, treat vehicles turning around the island as if they came off the secondary road. In fact, the faulty design of roundabouts in Turkey also has an impact on this perception. Normally, the islands should not be made this big.
2. It is unknown if the leftmost lane should be used for overtaking purposes only.
Normal navigation should not be made in this lane. After overtaking, you must turn back into your lane.
3. Although the meaning of the yellow light on vehicles is “about to turn red, slow down and stop”, the meaning of this light in Turkey is known as “it is about to turn red, immediately accelerate and pass”.
This is why a significant number of accidents at the intersection take place.
4. Thinking that the sidewalks are semi-car parks.
When you warn the drivers parked on the pavement, they try to get to the top by saying, “Just pass by,” but they can’t think of people with disabilities.
5. It is actually dangerous for drivers using heavy vehicles such as trucks and buses to try to explain that the road is suitable for overtaking by turning on the left signal.
Although it is a frequently asked question in the driver’s license exam, it continues to be applied incorrectly. It is a bug that puts the rear driver in a dilemma.
6. Thinking that it is permissible to leave a car wherever you want when you open the quads.
Parks in a traffic jam, burns the quads; uses the safety strip, burns the quads; goes the wrong way, burns the quads. Burning quads doesn’t mean you’re exempt from any ban.
7. Thinking that it is right to suddenly turn the steering wheel and change lanes as soon as you give the signal.
The purpose of the signal should be to indicate where you will turn and to enable the driver behind you to adjust his speed accordingly, thus ensuring driving safety.
8. The normalization of motorcyclists to whiz past the right and left of the cars when the traffic is congested.
It has been such a common misbehavior that when they get stuck because of their own mistakes, they may look for an opportunity to show you wrong by shooting you with their head camera and putting them on YouTube channels.
9. Assuming the priority of passing at the pedestrian crossing in vehicles.
The driver shouldn’t even need to make a late sign with his hand because there’s nothing he should allow. The driver has to stop anyway. It’s not much different from a driver stopping at a red light signing to a pedestrian saying “let’s go, pass”.
10. This yellow shaded area at intersections is either misunderstood or not known at all.
The purpose of these yellow squares, which we call “violated area”, means “if you have to stop here when the red light comes on, don’t come, wait and leave the road empty”. Because this rule is not known to many, intersections are often blocked.
11. Flashing the flashlight on the car opposite means “here, you go”, not “wait, I’ll pass”.
You can observe it in Europe.
12. Assuming that rear seat passengers are not required to wear seat belts.
However, in the event of an accident, the rear passengers are also seriously affected. It is mandatory to wear seat belts on intercity buses. Even if it is not compulsory, it is very important for your own life to wear it.
13. Children are considered free to sit in the front seat.
The age limit for children traveling in the front seat is 10 according to the Traffic Law. In order for the seat belts to work as desired in the event of an accident, it is necessary to be above a certain height and weight. The child must be over 10 years old and must be at least 1.5 meters tall and 36 kilograms. Children who do not meet the requirements for sitting in the front seat are required to sit in a baby seat in the back seat.
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