Istanbul - Road traffic

Road traffic

Road traffic

From the legal point of view in Turkey everybody who has a valid international driving licence is allowed to rent a car. Check the contract before signing -especially important is that an insurance is included. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0,5 per mill. The speed limitations is in cities 50 km/h and on motorways and highways 120 km/h

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Lacking traffic discipline in Turkey and missing experience of foreign drivers in the Turkish traffic lead again and again to traffic accidents. In most of the accidents food passengers are involved as they do not behave at all to the traffic rules. Finally some tips for driving in Istanbul: Avoid driving during the night. As back at home always put your seat belt on. Us the buzzer and the lights for communication- this is okay in Turkey believe me! Pay attention especially on freight vehicles, they are driving really dangerous! Cabs, dolmuses and buses stop where ever a passenger wants to get off for example in the middle of a crossroad.

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The roads and streets themselves are well-tended in the Istanbul area. The most parts of the motorways around Istanbul are toll roads. In case of any car breakdowns contact the Türkiye Turing ve Otomobil Kulübü- the Turkish automobile roadway repair service phone. +90 212 282 81 40

Road traffic by istanbul turkey.co.uk