 Professor Żhsan Sabuncuošlu, Chairman of the Industrial Engineering
Department and the Head of the Traffic Committee of Bilkent University for the past ten
years, handed over his responsibilities to Nermin Fenmen, Chair of the Department of
Accounting with the start of the 2006-2007 academic year.
The Bilkent University Traffic Committee was the first such committee to be established in
Turkey. Ten years ago, a team of faculty, staff and students from different departments
with diverse backgrounds and experiences were chosen to improve the traffic situation on
campus and to encourage all Bilkenters to be courteous and conscientious drivers. A few of
the Traffic Committee firsts include:
Radar detection of
speeding vehicles
Parking lots for the
physically impaired
A computer based traffic
information system
Including traffic rules
in the university's book of instructions and regulations
Forming the Bilkent
Young Traffic team made up of student volunteers
Offering traffic
psychology courses
Organization of several
seminars and courses on traffic during each academic year and during the orientation
programs for newcomers
Organization of contests
and activities to increase traffic consciousness
Mailings to 10,000 parents to encourage support for their children obeying traffic rules
Construction changes
around campus including roads, crossroads, signalizations, and traffic signs
In short, under Prof.
Sabuncuošlu's leadership, Bilkent has become the leader in establishing a successful
traffic model for Turkey and the Traffic Committee now shares this model with other
foundations.
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