The thing is Turkey is still behind the western world when it comes to health and safety.
Did you never sit on dads lap and steer the car?
My dad never wore a crash helmet, although he did wear the most hideous goggles, neither did Mum or myself and my brother and sister, all crammed into a sidecar that had seen better days.
They do not see the danger, they will, I think get educated on these things at some point but until then it will carry on.
Just look at the risks they take on building sites, but it is only the same as sites in the UK 40 years or so ago when building sites were amongst the most dangerous places to work.
Only last month we saw a guy riding a scooter along the Dalaman Rd and his friend on the back had a full size washing machine strapped to his back. 10 out of 10 for ingenuity.