ALSANCAK STRIP – SUPERMARKET PARKING EXIT BLIND SPOT AFTER 18:00

Along the Alsancak Strip, supermarket entrances and exits are positioned directly onto the main coastal corridor. After 18:00, parking turnover increases sharply. The risk does not begin inside the store. It forms at the moment of re-entry into active westbound flow.

The blind spot is not purely visual. It is behavioral.

Time pattern: 18:00–20:00 weekdays. Secondary concentration: 16:00–19:00 Saturdays.

During these hours, vehicles inside supermarket parking areas align toward the exit ramp facing the main strip. Drivers focus primarily on right-side approaching traffic. The assumption is that the nearest lane presents the immediate hazard.

However, the westbound corridor in Alsancak carries mixed-speed behavior. Some vehicles travel at stabilized cruise speed from the earlier roundabout release. Others reduce speed preparing for downstream commercial turns.

A typical local sequence unfolds:

Vehicle A exits supermarket parking and pauses at the forecourt edge.
Driver checks right, sees a manageable gap in the closest visible vehicle.
Vehicle B, slightly farther back but traveling at higher stabilized speed, occupies the same westbound lane.
Vehicle A commits to merge.
Vehicle B closes distance faster than visually estimated.

The compression occurs within seconds.

Unlike smaller residential connectors, supermarket exits are wide and feel permissive. The geometry encourages confident entry. Yet the coastal strip’s flow variability makes gap assessment less intuitive than it appears.

After 18:00, additional complexity emerges. Pedestrian activity increases near commercial clusters. Some vehicles slow unexpectedly for informal crossing attempts between parked cars and storefronts. Approaching drivers may adjust speed late, altering the gap that exiting vehicles initially calculated.

Historically, before the expansion of large-format retail along Alsancak’s coastal axis in the 2000s and 2010s, frontage turnover was lower. Today, the combination of frequent entry and exit points multiplies merge attempts within short corridor segments.

Evening lighting adds subtle distortion. Illuminated signage and storefront glare reduce contrast depth, especially during winter months when daylight fades earlier. Brake lights and indicator signals blend into a brighter visual environment.

The structural seam is consistent:

Active supermarket forecourt
Direct exit onto coastal strip
Variable westbound speed profile
Late gap recalibration

The exposure is not caused by impatience. It is produced by speed variability combined with density clustering.

After 18:00, Alsancak Strip transitions from daytime commercial corridor to evening turnover zone. Merge decisions made on incomplete speed perception narrow the tolerance margin.

The parking exit is short.
The approach speed differential is longer than it appears.