11.06.2025 08:10
A new regulation is coming regarding radar applications that have drawn reactions from those traveling between cities during the Eid al-Adha holiday. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that an inspection commission has been established in response to complaints about inappropriate speed limits and the placement of speed warning signs, and that these signs will be reviewed again.
One of the issues that drew reactions from those traveling to their hometowns and tourist destinations for the Eid al-Adha was the radar application. Especially, some drivers who could not adjust their steering control due to suddenly changing speed limits at the entrances of local settlements were caught by the radar. In some regions, complaints had been received regarding the inconsistency of the speed limit and the settlement area. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that a new regulation would be made regarding the radar speed checks that infuriated those traveling between cities during the Eid al-Adha holiday.
SPEED LIMIT SIGNS WILL BE REVIEWED AGAIN
In response to the reactions of "a trap is being set," Yerlikaya shared on his social media account, "As the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and the Ministry of Interior, we have established a review commission regarding the warning signs on our highways. The speed warning signs that reduce cruising speed will be reviewed again."
NO FATAL ACCIDENTS OCCURRED ON ROADS WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 140
Yerlikaya reported that 3,913 traffic accidents occurred during the Eid al-Adha holiday, resulting in the deaths of 44 people and injuries to 6,370 others. The Interior Minister noted that fatal traffic accidents were much less frequent on highways where radar applications were made at intervals of 30-35 km, and there were no fatalities on highways with a speed limit of 140.
He provided information that in areas where the radar application was less frequent and the speed limit varied between 50 and 80 km, 22 people lost their lives, while in areas where the speed limit varied between 90 and 110 km, 20 people died. Yerlikaya stated that an average of 500,704 vehicles were inspected daily during the five-day Eid al-Adha holiday, and speed fines were issued to 15,153 vehicles.