In Doğanköy, several mid-slope feeder lanes include older surface repairs where asphalt transitions into concrete patches. These sections were installed over time to reinforce subsurface instability or to correct drainage flow.

The exposure here is not general wetness.
It is traction inconsistency where rainwater crosses concrete repair strips on incline.

Concrete behaves differently than asphalt under rainfall.

It is smoother. It reflects more. It sheds water faster but offers slightly different grip characteristics, especially when surface dust mixes with early rain.

The risk concentrates during the first 20 to 30 minutes of rainfall, particularly in autumn and winter when dry periods precede sudden showers.

A typical sequence unfolds at 17.15.

Light rain begins after a dry afternoon. Water flows from the upper roadside edge and cuts diagonally across a concrete repair strip embedded within an ascending lane.

A descending vehicle approaches the segment. The driver applies moderate braking before a bend that sits just beyond the concrete patch.

As the front tires transition from wet asphalt onto the concrete strip carrying water film, friction changes briefly.

Steering input overlaps with braking force.

The vehicle does not skid dramatically. Yet alignment feels less stable than expected.

Another layer involves surface color contrast.

Concrete patches are lighter than surrounding asphalt. Under rain and fading daylight, this color difference can distort depth perception.

Drivers may misjudge exact surface texture before crossing it.

On incline, braking overlap becomes more sensitive.

If a vehicle descends and brakes lightly while crossing from asphalt to wet concrete, weight transfer forward increases pressure on the front axle. Combined with reduced friction on the concrete strip, this can widen the turning arc slightly.

Consider a 18.05 evening scenario.

A vehicle descends toward the village center during light rain. A concrete repair strip sits just before a narrow two-way section. The driver brakes gently. The tires cross the wet concrete at a shallow angle. Steering correction becomes slightly more pronounced.

Simultaneously, an uphill vehicle climbs through the same section. Both drivers adjust positioning within limited width.

Another factor involves repeated patching.

Some Dogankoy lanes contain multiple repair strips placed sequentially. During rainfall, water may collect along the edges where asphalt meets concrete.

These seams can create thin runoff channels that alter tire contact unpredictably.

The exposure differs from Bellapais stone glare and Çatalköy soil runoff.

Here, the road itself changes material mid-lane.

In dry conditions, this difference is negligible.

In early rainfall, it becomes perceptible.

Weekend weather shifts increase unpredictability.

When rain coincides with residential return traffic or grocery movement near the center, multiple vehicles pass through the same concrete-crossing segment in quick succession.

Each experiences a slightly altered friction profile.

The geometry of Dogankoy includes several mild bends positioned immediately after such repair strips. That sequencing intensifies braking sensitivity.

In transitional hillside villages, infrastructure evolves incrementally.

Concrete patches represent maintenance solutions layered over time.

In Dogankoy, when rainwater crosses those repair strips on incline, traction changes subtly but consistently at the exact point where steering control is already engaged.