"Beat & Release": Traffic Louts Flout Rules of the Road, Post Antics on Social Media, Get Caught, in Istanbul

türkçe links to original Turkish article

(Hürriyet Newspaper, 24 November 2023)

                                    They got caught.

Traffic louts with flashing lights on their cars were weaving in and out of

road lanes on the D-100 highway in Kadıköy and Küçükçekmece and 

then posted videos of  their antics on social media, declaring 

"Yakalanmadığın sürece her şey legal!" (everything's legal as long as you 

don't get caught!"  

However (!), Istanbul police were able to determine that the traffic louts

were U.B., A.K., Ç.A., C.Ç., S.B., Ş.K., U.C.D. and another S.B.  All

eight of them were apprehended and charged with having tinted windows

on their cars, "drifting", "dangerous weaving", "tailgating", "disrespectful 

driving", "unlawful use of flashing lights", and "false license plates". 

The related fines amounted to 67,296 TL ($2,300) and U.B.'s driver's 

license was seized for 60 days.  In addition, a case was opened against

them for "putting the flow of traffic in danger."

Mario Andretti's they're not.