The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announces the recording of 38 fatalities caused by road collisions in the year 2022 which is the lowest ever recorded in Cyprus with a decrease of 15.6% compared to 2021.
As a member state of the European Union, the Republic of Cyprus has adopted the European target to reduce road traffic fatalities by 50% in the period 2021-2030.
The issue of road safety was discussed at the recent EU Transport Council of Ministers on 5/12/2022, where the Commission expressed concerns about the increase in road fatalities in the EU as in 2021 at European level there was a 6% increase in fatalities compared to 2020 and preliminary statistics for the first six to ten months of 2022 showed an upward trend compared to 2021.
The Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Mr. Yannis Karousos, in his intervention at the EU Transport Council, referred to the reduction recorded in Cyprus during the period 2021-2022 as well as the actions and policies implemented or implemented in Cyprus that contributed to this reduction.
The reduction of fatalities caused by road collisions in recent years continues to show a downward trend since a reduction of 26.9% was recorded from 2019 to date.
In particular, 52 fatalities were recorded in 2019, 48 in 2020, 45 in 2021 and 38 in 2022. Based on the statistics, in 2022 the rate of reduction of fatalities caused by road collisions is 15.6% compared to 2021, 20.8% compared to 2020 and 26.9% compared to 2019.
The collective effort of all those who have contributed to enhancing road safety such as the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, the Ministry of Justice and Public Order, the Police, the Department of Road Transport, organisations and volunteers to implement actions, initiatives, amendments to legislation and policies of the Strategic Plan for Road Safety has yielded results.
However, we do not stop at improving the indicators to date, as behind every statistic, there is a human life unjustly lost on the tarmac.
The hard work and collective effort by all involved will continue until the goal of zero road fatalities is achieved.
(ΘΓ/MΓ/EΧΡ)
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