The step of the Ministry of Transport to create 'Low emission zones in traffic' excited the sector. Summarizing the process with the sentence "Nothing will be the same in traffic," the experts explained the curiosities about the application.
After the Regulation on Procedures and Principles on Increasing Energy Efficiency in Transportation was published in the Official Gazette, a new period officially started, which will directly affect millions of citizens.
THE BRIDGE BEFORE THE EMISSION WILL COME
According to those who follow the process closely, nothing will be the same as before. Experts who evaluate which regions can be declared as 'low emission area' in Istanbul primarily think that even the bridge which vehicles can use depending on their emission values may change.
PREPARATION OF REGULATION AND PAPER
Vehicle entry to the places determined according to the regulation published in the Official Gazette will be restricted, banned or charged.
Turkey Electro-Mobility Association Secretary General Haluk Sayar, this step in the traffic Ministry at now nothing that a period of the first step was made to be the same attention, said changes in both metropolitan municipalities as well as that load very important responsibilities to the relevant ministries.
Sayar underlined the need for many technical studies to be taken in order to take the measures mentioned in the regulation and also underlined that many sub-regulations and communiqués should be prepared.
“In areas specified as a low emission area in the regulation, the way for restriction on internal combustion vehicles was opened. It is important that this practice, which our association previously announced to the public as a 'diesel ban', was put into practice in all of our metropolitan cities, especially in Istanbul. ”
HOW THE SYSTEM WILL WORK?
Responding to the question “What will the system classify these vehicles according to?”, Sayar said:
"Turkish Thoracic Society, with hundreds of data points taken from the limits set by the World Health Organization air pollution Turkey pulled out the map and the measure constantly. In Istanbul, heavy traffic arteries are monitored instantly with the IMM traffic density map application. If we overlap these two data together, it will be revealed which regions we should declare as low emission areas. ”
WHERE CAN I RESTRICT IN ISTANBUL?
Sayar said, “The areas close to the Bosphorus between E5 and TEM are the regions with the highest traffic and air pollution. Although it is difficult to identify all of this wide area as a low emission area and to prohibit traffic, it should be done in the medium-long term, ”he added.
“In the beginning, on the European side, Old (Suriçi) Istanbul, Taksim, Nişantaşı, Mecidiyeköy, Levent, 4 Levent lines will come to the fore. On the Anatolian side Kadıköy A low emission area can be declared between the center, Bağdat Caddesi and Bostancı. In addition, regional low emission areas can be created in certain centers such as Bakırköy and Üsküdar. The vehicles with the highest emission amount are prevented from entering, and less emission vehicles and ultimately only electric vehicles are entered, and a gradual transition can be achieved over time. ” (Yeni Şafak)
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