#road safety

Cyprus has recorded a 13.5 per cent reduction in road fatalities between 2019 and 2025 but saw an increase in deaths in 2025, according to a European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) report published on ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou called for a collective effort to improve road safety and change attitudes towards driving behaviour, saying Cyprus could not afford “any more losses”. Speaking at a ...

Cyprus is intensifying efforts to reduce road deaths among young people, with Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades warning on Thursday that fatalities involving inexperienced drivers and motorcyclists remain a major public ...

A series of measures aimed at improving motorcycle safety will be introduced, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Tuesday, warning that motorcyclists continue to account for a disproportionate number of ...

Lifetime road safety ambassador titles and road safety ambassador distinctions for 2026 were awarded on Wednesday at the “Makis Giorgallas” military camp in Mathiatis, during an event held about the work ...

The motorway which connects Nicosia and Kyrenia will remain closed between the Kioneli roundabout and the new junction linking it to the northern Nicosia ring road until the end of ...

Three individuals were arrested during coordinated police operations carried out nationwide overnight and into Wednesday. According to police, the arrests concerned offences including threats, assault and illegal residency. Furthermore, during ...

The Road Safety Council on Monday announced the launch of a road safety campaign, reminding the public to pay particular attention to using seatbelts, avoid drunk driving and speeding during ...

Nineteen of the forty-three killed on the roads this year died because drivers were using mobile phones or not paying attention. These figures were presented to the road safety council ...

The legislative gap concerning the use of car dashboard cameras (dashcams) was addressed in a bill proposed by Stavros Papadouris, leader of the environmental movement, on Thursday at the parliamentary ...

The Law Office on Tuesday clarified that the official inquiry into Takata airbags had included the years 2023 and 2024, rejecting claims that these periods were excluded, after families said they had ...

The right lane of the Limassol-Nicosia highway reopened to traffic at around 8am on Monday, following a temporary closure caused by a car overturning near the Kornos area. Police reported ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades and the commissioner for gender equality Josie Christodoulou welcomed on Wednesday the installation of new female silhouettes on pedestrian traffic lights in Nicosia. The inspection took ...

The programme “Walking Safely in My School Neighbourhood” was launched on Friday morning at a conference organised by the Cyprus police in collaboration with the education ministry. The programme aims ...

Mistakes of the past will not be repeated, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Monday after meeting a Road Safety Council workgroup put forward a series of recommendations concerning risks ...

Authorities said on Thursday they are in touch with local Citroen car dealers over an alert concerning faulty airbags in some models. In a statement, the Road Transport Department cited ...

By Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades Cyprus is committed to reducing the number of fatal and serious injury car accidents. This is the primary objective of the Road Safety Council, which ...

The Supreme Constitutional Court of Cyprus began hearing a case on Wednesday over a disputed law requiring countdown timers at junctions monitored by traffic cameras. At the centre of the ...

Stretches of the Nicosia-Limassol highway, as well as on the Limassol-Paphos highway will be temporarily closed for road works next week, the Department of Public Works announced on Thursday. From ...

Mobile speed cameras are “not set up on a whim”, traffic police director Charis Evripidou said on Tuesday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, he said there are “points where ...

The Paphos tourism promotion company (ETAP) has launched its road safety campaign for the fourth consecutive year. Titled “Let’s Share Our Roads Safely,” the campaign aims to educate both ...

The transport ministry has announced a significant reduction in traffic violations at photo-enforced checkpoints throughout 2024. The data indicates a marked decline in offences compared to the previous year, underlining the ...

As the Takata airbag recall crisis continues to unfold in Cyprus, MEP Michalis Hadjipantelas is leading an urgent call for immediate European action to address the defective airbags, which have ...

Only by strengthening road awareness and strictly adhering to the traffic code will traffic accidents be minimised, the defence ministry deputy director said on Monday. “Road accidents are an extremely ...