Go Sell in Traffic

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(Sabah Newspaper, 12 May 2012)

Istanbul police have begun a battle against the sellers of
water, bagels and fruit on the E-5 highway. Looking
at video police figured out the unbelievable technique the
sellers have been using. After letting out the sellers at
places where traffic is flowing nicely, the drivers of the
vehicles, which have big trunks, continue on to a point
2-3 kilometer ahead, stop and open their hoods as if there
is a mechanical problem, thus causing a traffic jam.

Using this method, 10-15  sellers hawk their goods within
the kilometer-long tie up until their items are sold. The
vehicles then move on. Consequently, teams from the
Preventative Services Bureau took 902 sellers into custody
along the Avcılar-Tuzla highway in April. Police have taken
measures along E-5 and feeder roads to prevent the sellers
from doing this again. It was determined that the water
sold was taken from nearby fountains.