The Road Safety (Amendment) Law (No. 3) of 2022 has been passed by the Plenary of the Parliament. The Amendment Bill is part of a series of road safety initiatives undertaken by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works.
By law, it will now be mandatory to include road safety communication messages in advertisements related to the purchase of vehicles and alcohol consumption. These messages will be specified by decree by the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, which will set out the requirements and relevant details.
Under the amending Bill, the Minister may, by decree published in the Official Gazette, specify requirements for the purposes of improving road safety by including communication messages in advertisements promoting the purchase of vehicles or advertisements relating to the consumption of alcohol, or specify other ways of including such It also regulates that moped and motorcycle drivers while on the job (such as delivering food or documents) must, in addition to wearing a protective helmet, wear additional protective equipment such as a motorcyclist's airbag.
In a statement, the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Mr. Yannis Karousos, welcomed the adoption of the amendment bill, stating that "We now have at our disposal an excellent tool, which we will use for the promotion, promotion and information of road safety issues. From now on, every advertisement, television, radio, digital, print or other, related to the purchase of vehicles and alcohol consumption, will necessarily include a relevant message on road safety. In this way we are geometrically increasing our visibility for road safety. The first decree will be issued in January, following a consultation in December. I would like to thank the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Transport, Marinos Miousiuttas, and its members for their cooperation and the promotion of the bill.
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