Turkish Crash Test Dummies

Having lived in Istanbul for more than 19 months already, I thought I'd seen the worst drivers possible.

I kid you not, these are daily sights on Istanbul roads. As funny and incredulous as they sound, they are true!

Cars REVERSING on long stretches of highway, in the middle of SPEEDING traffic, just so they can take the exit they missed. Never mind that the last exit was more than 500m behind.

Fully loaded dump trucks speeding so fast (100km/h), with their cargo, often sand or gravel UNCOVERED so it's flying and spilling all over the road.

People driving while holding babies/children IN THEIR LAPS.

Well, on Thursday, here's what I saw on the way home from town. Luckily I had my camera with me!






No door + no seat belt = crash test dummies!