Late Yield

As vehicles approach the first yield-controlled point after Girne Pass, priority rules change faster than driver mindset. The descent is over, but yielding has already begun. Risk forms when right of way is acknowledged too late.

Coming off the pass, drivers are still in flow mode. Speed feels moderated, spacing seems predictable. Yield signage appears familiar, even routine. But vehicles already circulating or aligning expect decisiveness. Hesitation followed by late yielding disrupts that expectation.

Timing sharpens the effect. Between 16:30–19:30, inbound Girne traffic stacks tightly. Vehicles approaching the yield slow only partially, assuming space will appear. When it does not, braking becomes abrupt. The pause is brief, but enough to confuse those behind.

A familiar local sequence repeats. A driver approaches the yield at controlled speed, looking for a gap that never fully opens. The vehicle edges forward, then stops. The car behind, still reading momentum, reacts late. The resulting compression ripples back onto the descent.

This pattern persists because yielding feels negotiable. The layout has not changed. Visibility is clear. What repeats is treating yield as a suggestion rather than a commitment point.

After Girne Pass, the risk is not ignoring priority,

but recognizing it one second too late