Traffic teams of the Istanbul Esenyurt District Police Department launched an inspection of public transportation vehicles across the district earlier this morning.
During the inspections conducted with mobile teams in order to prevent drivers from communicating with each other and notifying the control point to their friends, it was observed that the drivers did not comply with the traffic rules as well as the measures taken in the fight against corona virus.
In Esenyurt Fatih Sultan Mehmet Street, more than two minibuses and two midibuses were stopped.
Moved 37 passengers instead of 14
In a minibus stopped by police teams, it was determined that there were 37 passengers instead of 14. The police officer, “You shouldn’t get so many people” On reminder, minibus driver E.Ö., “I did not take too many passengers, they got on by force. You do not know how to count. There are 24 people in the vehicle, not 37” alleged.
In the 2 midibuses serving as the Public Bus affiliated to IETT, 43 and 46 people appeared instead of 22. Drivers argued that another midi-bus failed on the road and took it to their vehicles so that the passengers were not victimized. During the checks, it was determined that all passengers wore masks. After the criminal proceedings, the vehicles continued with a normal number of passengers.
Minibus passengers reacted to drivers not wanting to return their money to them. Drivers, passengers who ask them to return their money, “I have fined 3 thousand TL for you, and will I give you money?“A passenger said he was overcharged, but the driver did not return it.
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