On the western edge of Karaoglanoglu (Karaoğlanoğlu), the coastal corridor opens into a visually expansive seafront stretch before continuing toward Alsancak. The sea line widens, roadside structures thin out, and the horizon extends uninterrupted.

This openness shapes driver behaviour.

The exposure window appears most clearly between 16:30 and 18:30, when return traffic flows westbound and the corridor still reads as transit space rather than mixed-use strip.

The risk is not acceleration. It is speed carryover.

Drivers exiting the denser central Karaoglanoglu restaurant and hotel cluster often experience a psychological release once the built frontage thins. Lane width appears generous. Sight distance increases. The road feels faster than it is.

Without a visible narrowing, curve, or traffic control threshold, behavioural deceleration is delayed.

A recurring scenario develops near the transition where roadside activity resumes after the open stretch. A westbound vehicle maintains corridor speed established during the open segment. Ahead, a local driver prepares to turn right into a side access leading toward residential streets slightly inland from the seafront.

The turning vehicle slows earlier than the approaching driver expects. Because the open stretch encouraged steady speed, following drivers often recalibrate braking later than ideal.

The first brake application is moderate. The second is sharper. Behind them, spacing compresses.

This exposure intensifies in late afternoon because light remains strong, shadows are shorter, and visual clarity falsely signals low risk. There is no environmental stressor such as glare or rain to prompt instinctive caution. The road appears cooperative.

Local familiarity divides behaviour. Residents who regularly use the corridor anticipate the inland turn points after the open seafront section. Visitors interpret the same stretch as uninterrupted transit and delay speed adjustment.

Season amplifies variability. In summer, increased rental traffic adds unfamiliar drivers who rely primarily on visual cues rather than memory. In winter, commuter rhythm dominates, and habitual speed patterns become entrenched.

Historically, before residential expansion inland from Karaoglanoglu accelerated in the 2000s, fewer access points existed along this western segment. Today, more side roads feed directly from what still appears to be a continuous coastal connector.

The geometry suggests continuity. The usage has changed.

The risk does not originate from excessive speed. It emerges from behavioural inertia. The speed appropriate for the open seafront segment continues momentarily into a zone where turning activity increases.

As long as the corridor transitions visually from open coastal stretch back into access-fed frontage without a strong physical threshold, speed carryover toward the Alsancak direction will remain a predictable pattern along Karaoglanoglu.