Turkey: Insurers act against accident-prone drivers

Source: Middle East Insurance Review | Jul 2017

Turkish authorities have said that they will subject drivers who are involved in more than three traffic accidents a year to a psychotechnical test, adding that those who fail to pass the test will be stripped of their driving licences.

This initiative is part of a project by insurers to prevent motor premiums from increasing and to reduce the number of accidents on Turkey’s roads.

Drivers with poor records will be subjected to the assessment test in an effort to evaluate their cognitive skills, such as perception, memory, reasoning and attentiveness. The test will also evaluate drivers’ reaction time and speed during emergency situations, motion anticipation, fine motor movement, visual and auditory abilities and multi-limb coordination, according to local media reports.

Drivers unable to pass the test will be forced to retake it until they succeed; otherwise, their licences will be revoked.

According to police data, 10,600 Turkish drivers were involved in three or more traffic accidents in the past year. M

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