On The Road: Ear Bite; Curve Sqeeze

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(Milliyet Newspaper, 8 November 2017)


   As far as other drivers go, M.U. says F.U.

In Ümraniye, Istanbul, two drivers got into an argument on Demokrasi
Avenue in the Atatürk neighborhood because neither Serdar Bülbül nor
M.U. would yield the right of way.  As the argument escalated, M.U. bit
Bülbül's  ear off (!).  Passers-by rescued Bülbül from a pool of blood and
took him to a hospital.  Meanwhile, M.U., who fled the scene, was picked
up by police shortly afterwards.


Perhaps coincidentally (or not), M.U. turned out to be a big 
Mike Tyson fan.

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(Sözcü Newspaper, 8 November 2017)


             Tires looking pretty tired, too.

A tractor-trailer (TIR) driven by Murat A., was taking a steam tanker
from Mersin to Azerbaijan but failed to negotiate a curve on the Sivas-
Kayseri highway because of the 42-meter length of the load.  The TIR
became locked against a guard rail.  Highway crews came and cut the
guardrail over the course of 3 hours but in the meantime stalled traffic
had to be rerouted via the Malatya highway.


Must have been that sharp left up by Sivas...