Before 19:00, Karaoglanoglu (Karaoğlanoğlu) coastal strip enters preparation phase rather than peak dining phase. Restaurants receive last-minute deliveries. Small markets restock refrigerated goods. Beverage suppliers make short, rapid stops along the curb.

The exposure forms between 17:30 and 19:00.

The pattern is not full parking. It is double-stop behaviour.

Delivery vans often halt partially within the driving lane while unloading quickly into seafront venues. Hazard lights activate. The stop is expected to last less than two minutes. In practice, it frequently extends longer due to internal coordination delays.

The corridor remains active during this period. Commuter return traffic overlaps with pre-dinner logistics.

A recurring scenario unfolds mid-strip.

A westbound vehicle encounters a delivery van partially occupying the right lane near a restaurant cluster. The driver reduces speed and signals left to bypass. At the same moment, eastbound traffic approaches steadily from the Kyrenia direction.

The bypass maneuver becomes conditional. The following vehicle anticipates forward movement but instead meets hesitation. Spacing compresses abruptly.

The risk increases because delivery stops are temporary and unpredictable. Unlike formal parking zones, double-stopped vans appear irregularly and without advance visual cue beyond hazard lights, which may blend into illuminated storefronts at dusk.

Lighting transition intensifies the exposure. Between 18:00 and 18:45 in winter, ambient light fades quickly. Restaurant signage brightens. Hazard lights lose visual prominence within the illuminated background.

Season modifies frequency. In summer, higher restaurant turnover increases delivery density. In winter, deliveries concentrate into narrower time windows but do not disappear.

Historically, when Karaoglanoglu coastal strip functioned with lower hospitality density, curb-side commercial unloading was limited. As restaurant concentration expanded, service logistics layered directly onto an unchanged two-direction corridor.

The road design supports movement. The usage intermittently interrupts it.

The exposure rarely results in severe collision. It produces sudden braking and lateral hesitation triggered by partially obstructed lanes and uncertain bypass timing.

As long as delivery logistics occur directly on the carriageway during pre-dinner hours, double-stop compression before 19:00 will remain a recurring pattern along Karaoglanoglu coastal strip.