DELAYED INDICATOR USE ON TIGHT INTERNAL TURNS IN OZANKOY

Location: Ozanköy

Ozankoy’s internal road network is tighter than adjacent coastal corridors. Many turns occur between stone boundary walls, short residential segments and narrow two-way passages. The geometry itself does not produce danger. The exposure develops from signal timing within confined space.

The pattern centers on late communication.

A common scenario unfolds on a narrow internal street where two vehicles approach each other from opposite directions. One vehicle intends to turn into a side lane or driveway. The driver slows slightly but delays activating the indicator.

In a confined road environment, deceleration without signal creates ambiguity.

The opposing driver cannot determine whether the vehicle ahead intends to stop, turn or simply slow due to narrowing width. Both vehicles reduce speed simultaneously. Spacing tightens.

When the indicator activates only moments before steering input, reaction margin is minimal. The opposing driver may brake abruptly or adjust steering to maintain clearance.

The exposure does not require high speed. It exists in tight geometry where every meter matters.

Another variation appears when a vehicle turns into a driveway recessed behind a stone wall. The driver slows to near stop but signals late. Following vehicles, already operating within narrow alignment, react quickly to avoid rear contact.

In Ozankoy’s internal network, turns occur frequently and in close succession. Drivers expect micro-adjustments. Yet expectation does not replace clear communication.

Late signalling reverses the correct order of action.

Brake precedes signal instead of signal preceding brake.

Even in low-speed residential context, this sequence compresses reaction timing.

The pattern intensifies during late afternoon return hours when internal streets carry higher volume. Between 16:30 and 18:30, residents navigating toward home often execute multiple turns within short distance.

Fatigue and familiarity combine. Drivers may assume others understand common turning points.

Visitors or less frequent users of the village grid are more susceptible to confusion when signals activate late.

Nighttime introduces additional complexity. Under limited lighting, indicator visibility becomes even more critical. In narrow streets with darker walls and limited reflective surfaces, late signals are noticed fractionally later.

Importantly, the exposure does not originate from structural road defect. It emerges from behavioural sequencing within constrained geometry.

Ozankoy’s tight internal turns require anticipation.

When communication lags by even one second, spacing becomes fragile.

Repeated over time, such compression increases minor contact risk, particularly at low speeds near driveway entries or internal junctions.

The road width does not shrink.

The information arrives late.

In confined village streets, timing order matters more than speed.

Signal before steering.

When reversed, margin disappears quickly.