The megacity’s iconic Princes’ Islands, the place 1000’s of individuals flock to every day all through the summer season, noticed complaints of no house left to stroll or cycle across the Island because the variety of unlicensed battery-powered autos on the islands’ streets are beginning to soar.
Islanders complained to native media in regards to the dramatic enhance within the variety of these autos.
With the rise in complaints, inspections of unlicensed autos within the Princes’ Islands have been intensified.
A complete of 40 unlicensed minibuses and 125 autos have been seized up to now in operations carried out with police authorities, stated Utku Cihan, head of Istanbul Municipality’s Transportation Department.
Stating {that a} Transport and Logistics Commission was established on the islands with the choice of Istanbul Municipality’s Transportation Coordination Center (UKOME), Cihan stated that islanders who wish to use electrical autos ought to apply to this fee.
“We will grant the right to legally use battery-powered vehicles to only people above the age of 65, people with disabilities and some traders. Currently, there are nearly 600 pending license applications. It is not possible to respond positively to all the applications since people outside of the specific demographics are not allowed to have licenses,” Cihan remarked.
Pointing out that it’s estimated that almost 300 unlicensed autos are at the moment working on the islands, Cihan stated that their goal is to guard as many pedestrian areas as attainable, and due to this fact officers proceed inspections across the central areas to stop the unlicensed use of those autos.
“We want the islands to be a place where people are able to walk freely. We plan to maintain balance vehicle density, and encourage people to walk and use more bicycles,” he added.
Meanwhile, a resident of Büyükada acknowledged that some unlicensed drivers are performing as taxis and cost vacationers over TL 1,000 ($37) for brief distances.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
