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Police teams took action upon receiving a report that 14 motorcyclists were drifting and endangering traffic safety in Istanbul. The motorcyclists, who started to flee upon seeing the police, were caught shortly after. THEY ENDANGERED TRAFFIC BY DRIFTINGTeams from the Istanbul Police Department Traffic Inspection Branch initiated an operation upon receiving a report that a group of individuals was endangering traffic safety on the connection road of Cebeci Tunnel in the Eyüpsultan district. Some of the 14 motorcyclists who were drifting and endangering traffic began to flee upon seeing the police. The fleeing riders were caught by motorcycle traffic police in an empty area. The police apprehended 14 motorcyclists and 5 minors, and seized their motorcycles. PENALTIES WERE IMPOSEDA total administrative fine of 251,249 TL was imposed on the apprehended individuals for violations of the 2918 Traffic Law, including driving in the opposite direction, technical modifications, excessive exhaust, weaving, failing to comply with warnings and signals, driving without insurance, driving without a driver's license, lacking light equipment, not having a rearview mirror, not wearing a helmet, not having a registration plate on vehicles, unreadable registration plates, and behaviors that would endanger pedestrian traffic safety. Additionally, the driver's licenses of individuals named B.K., E.K., Y.E.K., A.Y., K.Ç., and E.T. were revoked, and 14 motorcycles were banned from traffic. Legal proceedings were initiated against the apprehended individuals for the offense of "endangering traffic safety."
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