The Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Mr. Yiannis 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. On his return from Brussels on Monday, 20 June 2022, Mr. Karousos will hold a meeting with the relevant governmental and other stakeholders on road safety issues, in order to discuss and decide on targeted actions to address the increased accidents on the road network.
As the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works states, "we have a responsibility as a state and as a society to take drastic measures to protect all users of the road network, so that no more lives are unjustly 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) 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.
(MKυ)
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