MAN FINED FOLLOWING FOOTAGE OF DANGEROUS DRIVING SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA

MAN FINED FOLLOWING FOOTAGE OF DANGEROUS DRIVING SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Two drivers, who ignored traffic rules and shared their dangerous actions on social media in Düzce, were followed by Gendarmerie Traffic teams. While the license of the driver who accelerated to 207 kilometers per hour on the Akçakoca road was confiscated, penal action was also taken against the unlicensed driver who was driving on the village road by lifting the front wheel of his motorcycle. Both vehicles were banned from traffic.

Düzce Provincial Gendarmerie Command Traffic teams took action upon images shared on social media that endangered traffic safety. As a result of the work carried out, drivers who violated traffic rules in two separate incidents were identified and action was taken against them. A driver who reached a speed of 207 kilometers per hour on the Düzce-Akçakoca highway shared his dangerous driving on his social media account. The driver, who published the images with the note “How many kilometers is it between Düzce and Akçakoca?”, was identified as a result of social media monitoring by Gendarmerie Traffic teams. The driver’s license, caught by the teams, was confiscated and the vehicle he was driving was banned from traffic. A judicial investigation was also launched against the driver.

He rode on one wheel along the country road

In another incident, a driver who was driving dangerously on village roads by lifting the front wheel of his motorcycle shared these moments on his social media account. Gendarmerie Traffic teams started work upon examining the images and identified the motorcycle driver. During the checks, it was determined that the driver did not have a driver’s license. While the driver was penalized, the motorcycle was banned from traffic.

Two separate incidents in Düzce revealed that drivers who endanger traffic safety can also be identified through social media posts. As a result of the work of the Gendarmerie Traffic teams, action was taken against both drivers, and vehicles used in dangerous driving were banned from traffic.