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Have made no organised effort to keep track of the number of serious traffic accidents in TRNC over the last month but it seems excessive. And almost always down to poor driving rather than bad roads or inappropriate speed limits. Lots put down to drivers losing control of the car which has to be inattention, alcohol or excessive speed. Whiteouts and black ice not problems here. Penalties actually are fairly severe and arrests at the scene quite common - handcuff first and analyse the situation later - but as with many other crimes massive penalties seem not to be much deterrent.
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| Courtesy Cyprus Mail |
A Turkish Cypriot friend warned us to be careful, suggesting that the worst problem is poor drivers from Arab countries. However published names of offenders are almost always Turkish. Although this doesn’t distinguish between Cypriots and Turkish mainlanders. Which could be part of the problem as driving is on the left in Cyprus, both North and South, whereas in Türkiye it’s on the right. Addresses provided in news reports are almost always Cypriot though.
Quite happy not to drive here.