I am delighted to be with you today, as through today's event we have the opportunity to highlight the importance of road safety.
In Cyprus, despite the fact that motorcycles are about 5% of vehicles, from 2016-2020 the rate of motorcyclists' deaths rose to 30% and of serious injuries to 42%.
Therefore, in the Strategic Road Safety Plan 2021-2030, actions specifically related to motorcyclists' safety have been included, with emphasis on their continuous training.
The seminars, organised by the Cyprus Motorcycle Federation (CMF), with the full sponsorship of EKO Cyprus, are an example of effective action included in these actions.
With this programme we intend to highlight and correct common handling errors while riding, through a simple methodology that the California Superbike School has been successfully teaching for the last 35 years.
Ladies and gentlemen,
The Department of Transportation, Communications and Works and the Highway Safety Council consider all actions and activities aimed at reducing road crashes to be extremely important.
Through a series of actions, we aim to minimise accidents, with the ultimate goal of zero fatalities on the road network.
I am sure that, through these training seminars, all participants will have the opportunity to develop their knowledge and skills and to exchange views, experiences and good practices.
As a Ministry, we want to send a message to all our fellow citizens that our behaviour on the road network has an impact on other road users, our friends, our family and ourselves.
Life is precious and together we can protect ourselves and our fellow human beings.
In conclusion, I would like to congratulate the Cyprus Motorcycle Federation (CMF) and EKO Cyprus for their social action and their contribution to road safety issues.
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