Underpass Hesitation at the Girne Entrance After Girne Pass

As vehicles descend from Girne Pass toward the Girne entrance, the approach to the underpass creates a brief but critical hesitation. The road opens, speed builds naturally, and the underpass appears late in the visual field. Risk forms when the decision to take it is confirmed too close to the entry.

On this downhill section, drivers carry momentum from the pass. The right lane begins to compress as vehicles slow to align with the underpass curve. Those still uncertain delay braking, assuming there will be room to adjust. The adjustment window is shorter than it looks.

Timing sharpens the effect. Between 17:00–19:30, inbound traffic increases and lane behavior diverges. Vehicles already committed to the underpass reduce speed early. Following drivers hesitate, then brake harder than planned. The difference in deceleration surprises the flow behind.

A familiar local sequence repeats. A car descends at steady speed, then recognizes the underpass too late. Braking becomes abrupt. The vehicle behind, still reading the descent as continuous, reacts late. Contact, when it happens, is usually straight-line and unexpected.

This pattern has persisted for years. The layout is unchanged. Signage is visible. What repeats is the belief that the underpass decision can wait until the last seconds of the descent.

At the Girne entrance after Girne Pass, the risk is not choosing the underpass,

but waiting too long to commit to it.