Limassol businesses given chance to make own proposal over disputed road works
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Monday Limassol shop owners on Nicos and Despina Pattichi street can present their own proposals for road works in...
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Police to step up road safety measures
Police will increase their presence on the roads and step up drink driving and drug tests, as part of measures to curb fatal and serious...
Yet another delay before traffic cameras introduced
The pilot programme for the introduction of traffic cameras, slated to begin in 2020, has been postponed again, until next year, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousis...
Police campaign starting Monday to focus on seatbelts
The police will start a campaign on Monday to ensure drivers are wearing seatbelts and using child seats as part of its ongoing action to...
836 booked for traffic offences in eight hours
A total of 836 people were booked for various traffic offences during an eight-hour traffic campaign in the Larnaca district, it was reported on Friday....
Over 350 drivers caught speeding in 24 hours
Some 356 drivers were caught speeding in the 24 hours up to Thursday morning. “Islandwide police campaigns and traffic checks continue daily with the intention...
Police pledge bad driving crackdown after death toll rise
The police on Thursday vowed to crack down on driving violations, from the minor to the more serious, in a bid to stem the tide...
Over 70 drivers booked in Paphos in one night
A total of 73 drivers were booked for various driving offences during a police safety campaign in the Paphos district on Wednesday night A woman...
Improved traffic lights in Nicosia by May 2020
One hundred and five state-of-the-art traffic lights will be installed across the capital by the Nicosia municipality by May 2020. The new traffic lights will...
Cyprus still falling short on road safety minister warns
The strategic plan for road safety 2012-2020 is to reduce the number of road deaths and injuries by 50 per cent, Transport Minister Vassiliki Anastasiadou...
‘Shameful’ Limassol cycle path will be corrected says municipality
A crooked, shoddily painted Limassol bicycle path largely blocked by parked cars has been ridiculed on social media, prompting the municipality to promise to investigate...
Police road safety event under slogan Life Above All
A march in memory of people who died in traffic accidents will take place on Saturday as part of the Life Above All police traffic...
Trucks and buses to be checked in week-long police campaign
Police will be carrying out a road campaign on trucks and buses from Monday until next Sunday, they announced. Driver and vehicle documentation will be...
Using phones at the wheel focus of new police campaign
As part of continuing efforts to reduce the number of traffic accidents the police will on Monday begin a campaign to make sure drivers have...
Cyprus’ two traffic cameras filmed over 87,000 speeding violations in five years
Cyprus’ only traffic cameras, operating on a small strip of Nicosia’s Grivas Digenis avenue, recorded over 87,500 traffic violations in five years, though only some...
Fifth underage teen caught driving in three days
Police have caught yet another minor driving, this time in the Paphos area on Wednesday evening. The 15-year-old is the fifth youngster caught driving without...
Drivers not listening to our road safety pleas police say
Police pleas for safer driving after six road deaths in just 11 days appear to have fallen on deaf ears, the force said on Wednesday...
Man charged with driving under influence of drugs and drink
Police have charged a man for driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol in the Famagusta region. At around 2am on Wednesday, officers signalled...
Boy, 13, caught driving in Limassol
Police caught a 13-year-old boy driving a car in Limassol on Tuesday shortly before midnight. The boy was taken to the police station and his...
Ministry says series of road safety measures already in pipeline
A series of measures to tackle unsafe roads are in the pipeline, the transport ministry said on Tuesday, expressing its concern at the recent surge...
