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Istanbul’s ‘death pass’ still popular despite warnings
Istanbul’s ‘death pass’ still popular despite warnings
Despite repeated warnings from officials, some locals in Istanbul are still using a “shortcut” in a downtown road, dubbed the “death pass.” Click through for the story in photos...
Parts of Ragıp Gümüşpala Avenue in the Eminönü neighborhood have been separated with an increasingly stronger and higher metal barrier, but passersby insist on punching holes in it, instead of walking an extra 150 meters to a nearby underpass.
One citizen had been killed by an incoming truck when he used the “death pass” in October 2010.
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