An initiative to create a road safety coalition is being taken by the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Mr. Yannis Karousos, convening a wide-ranging meeting on Monday, with the participation of the Ministry of Justice and Public Order, relevant agencies/departments, the Police and social partners.
Specifically, due to the increased fatal road collisions, Mr. Karousos will hold a meeting on his return from Brussels on Monday, June 20, 2022, with the relevant governmental and other stakeholders in road safety, in order to discuss and decide on targeted actions to address the increased accidents on the road network.
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As reported by the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, "e have a responsibility as a state and as a society to take drastic measures to protect all road users, so that no more lives are unnecessarily lost on the tarmac". For their part, he added, the Ministry of Transport and the Road Safety Council are promoting a number of actions, including an incentive plan for the purchase of protective equipment, legislative amendments to the Driving Licence Act and the legislative package to regulate the movement of Personal Mobility Devices (scooter-type) with amendments to the Regulation of the Movement of Bicycles and Other Personal Mobility Devices (Transport of Vehicles) Act 2021, as well as information and awareness-raising campaigns, improvements to road infrastructure The enactment of the legislative changes will ensure additional safeguards for greater protection of road users and a reduction in road collisions and fatalities, he notes.
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