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pigtin · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1879 Location: Herne Bay

This made me shudder. Click on image.

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buzzy bee · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 3382 Location: South Cheshire

Hi

Looks like a ruddy disaster to me!!

Cheers

Dave

mikeC · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:04 pm Post subject:

How come none of those cyclists got knocked off their bikes? Shocked

Ghost · Joined: 20 Apr 2009 Posts: 75

In the late 1970's I rode my Yamaha to Turkey, Istanbul was like this, quite a challenge and a cultural shock. The clip here might be speeded up, I remember that such was the chaos speeds were low. I got lost looking for the municipal campsite and was 'rescued' by a local motorcyclist who did the follow me routine. He rode without helmet or gloves and in shorts and never over 15mph. For the next week of my stay I kept my speed and manner of going the same as his, and survived!!

poodge · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 687

Looks like "might is right"applies .But despite the "chaos",there is no hold up or queues!Makes you wonder about our traffic-light infested roads.
But their main roads outside the cities are lethal.Of course,human life is cheap in that part of the world Sad

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mikeC · Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:10 am Post subject:

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7211 Location: Edinburgh

I have interesting memories of Turkey too. I think it was about 30 years ago and we were travelling by bus on what was a brand new road running north south. The road was a bit like a small A class road in the UK and it carried quite a lot of traffic, mainly very slow lorries that were always overtaking each other with only a marginal speed difference. So much of the time our bus would be approaching two oncoming lorries occupying the full width of the road but it seemed to work due to the low overall speeds.

The fact that the road was new was interesting because it was built alongside the old track which had until very recently been the main north south highway. It was single lane width in very loose Macadam. No tar.

Peter
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petelang · Joined: 21 May 2009 Posts: 475 Location: Nottingham

Having lived and worked in Athens for about 18 months I was astonished that there were not more people killed as they drive like this over there but, as someone said, speeds are low and the probability of a fatal impact are greatly reduced. You see the most incredible sights though and whole families on a 50 cc moped (5 of them!) in rush hour traffic carrying baskets of stuff on their heads as they weave through trucks, busses and all manner of moving traffic, is amazing. It's a way of life though and with our road casualty rates who are we to say we've got it right and they're wrong?
At least they seem quite skilled drivers but here in UK we must have the worst skill levels and lowest common sense.