Ministry of Interior Affairs announced on Thursday that speed Borders across the highways in The country will rise to 130 km/h (80.7 mph) in Some 140 kilometers per hour in others. The new Limits will be valid from on 1 July.
The move Aims to cut off travel times on Modern and expanded highways of Country and occasional traffic.
Speed Limit for The Edirne – Istanbul, Istanbul – Ankara, Nigde – Mersin – Şanlıurfa, Tarsus – Şanlıurfa, Cesme – Izmir – Aydin highway were raised to 130 km / h from current 120 km/h while current speed Limit of 120 km/h increased to 140 km/h for Sections of North Marmara Highway, including the Sakarya-Kurtköy-Odayeri-Kınalı section, along with Malkara-Çanakkale, Gebze-İzmir and Menemen-Çandarlı roads and Ankara-Niğde highways.
The standard speed Limit for future highways will also be 140 km / h.
Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu Kan announced plans to increase speed border on May 5 and said they aim to implement it by July 1. transcend speed Limits subject to fines.
Although some on social media praised the decisionOthers have expressed concerns that this could worsen the accident risk, fuel consumption and related emissions.
Traffic accidents are a major concern in country road safety efforts. according to official Numbers, their number increased last year After a quiet period during first year of The COVID-19 pandemic has limited travel. I mentioned the country more From 1.1 million accidents in 2021 and 5,362 deaths in those accidents. However, the majority of accidents happened in Residential areas rather than long stretches of Highways that run through uninhabited areas. Moreover, the majority of Accidents arose from drivers“Faults rather than the condition of the road.
Turkey has improved her way network in The past Two decades, restoration of poorly maintained old roads and building Wide highways. Building of highways thanks a public-private Partnership scheme.
