Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Transportation Control Teams carried passengers to the western districts of Antalya, public transport, commercial and service vehicles made for the audit. During the inspections, the equipment which was obliged to be kept especially for passenger safety was checked.

The Department of Transportation of the Metropolitan Municipality continues its periodic inspections for controlled passenger transport, commercial and tourism transportation vehicles between districts throughout Antalya. Traffic Control Teams of the Transportation Control Commission, the western districts of Antalya carrying passengers to public transport and commercial vehicles, which must be kept in the first aid materials, fire extinguisher tube, reflector and passenger transport numbers and checked the transport documents.

MISSING DOCUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT

The expiration dates, availability and accessibility of the equipment used in emergency situations were also particularly checked for the safety of passengers. The number of seats, passenger numbers, air conditioning usage and taximeter controls were carried out in tourism and commercial transportation vehicles. Criminal procedures were applied to drivers who did not follow the rules and who had missing documents and equipment.

REFLECTOR SAVES LIFE

Due to the frequent breakdowns and fires in public transportation vehicles due to the impact of the summer months, the traffic control teams warned the drivers for the safety of the passengers and drew attention to the importance of having a traffic warning reflector and a fire tube. Reflectors used to alert vehicles that are stopped in case of emergency vehicles on the move and the public transport vehicle that protects the safety of passengers reminding teams, vehicles without reflectors 216 TL cut penalty.