#road safety

Police charged over 1,000 drivers with traffic offences from 6am on Friday to 6am on Sunday, they announced on Sunday. A total of 1,178 fines were issued by the police motorbike unit ...

A week-long informational and policing campaign focusing on trucks and buses, held between October 10 and 16 saw more than 200 fines being handed out, police said on Saturday. The campaign, which was ...

An app to alert the authorities of problems in the road, called Fix Cyprus, was launched on Tuesday by the Cyprus Centre for Research and Excellence (Kios) in the presence ...

The government said Thursday it wants to mandate airbags for professional motorcyclists, especially for food delivery drivers, after a spate of serious road accidents. Speaking after a parliamentary committee, Transport ...

Alcohol and vehicle advertisements will be required to include road safety messages according to a proposal approved by cabinet on Wednesday. The proposal made by Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos amends ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Saturday visited the Daytona karting track in Nicosia, where he participated in motorcycle training seminars organised by the Nicosia Motorcycle Club, under the auspices of ...

We need better infrastructure, safer vehicles and education By Anastasia Korae A few weeks ago, the Cyprus parliament passed an amendment to the Bicycles Law making helmet wearing mandatory for ...

Following a citizen’s call police apprehended a man driving intoxicated on the Ayia Napa – Larnaca highway. The 58-year-old driver and Nicosia resident, was found positive in a preliminary breathalyzer ...

Seventeen high-capacity motorcycles and five cars have been confiscated according to a police announcement on Monday. In the context of preventing road collisions and noise pollution, Z team and traffic ...

An electronic lottery for funding of motorbike safety equipment will be held after more people applied for grants than are available, the ministry of transport said on Friday. Of the 2,629 ...

A week long police campaign will begin on Monday to check buses and trucks on the roads. Taking place as part of the European campaign Roadpol, members of the police ...

Police confiscated ten large capacity motorcycles in Limassol on Monday in an ongoing stepped-up operation aimed at reducing fatal and serious road collisions, as well as noise nuisance. As part ...

The majority of Cypriots believe that traffic cameras will save lives on the road, and support the installation of more such units, a survey has found. Carried out by IMR ...

The transport ministry is working on legislative changes as part of efforts to improve road safety, minister Yiannis Karousos said on Thursday as he welcomed private initiatives to stem the ...

The transport ministry said on Thursday that it has received 2,629 applications from bikers hoping to buy protective equipment under a new scheme aiming to promote road safety. “The number of ...

A bill regulating scooters – including a requirement that users be aged over 14 and wear a helmet — will go before the House plenary on July 14, House transport committee president Marinos Moushouttas ...

Applications for government cash incentives to purchase protective motorbike gear, exceeded 1,800 in the first 24 hours after the scheme was launched, it emerged on Friday Applications for the scheme will close ...

As police step up traffic checks amid a spike in road fatalities, the transport ministry on Thursday launched its incentive plan for the purchase of protective equipment for motorcyclists. Applications ...

Cyprus’ drive to reduce annual road fatalities to zero will see a near total overhaul of the rules and regulations which are currently enforced, according to statements made on Wednesday ...

Police booked 48 drivers for speeding during a 12-hour road safety campaign in the Paphos district. They were among 336 total offences reported from 6.00 am to 6.00 pm on Wednesday at well-known blackspots ...

The transport ministry has signed €1.03 million contract to acquire a road surface assessment system aiming at improved safety and comfort on the island’s roads, Minister Yiannis Karousos said on ...

Paphos police on Monday said they had issued 221 fines for traffic violations in the last four days. About half, 111, concerned speeding. Nine of the fines concerned drink driving, three driving ...

The police announced on Monday that their traffic units have been bolstered with on-board speed cameras for their patrol cars and picked 100 violations in two days. The cameras in the ...

Tickets issued for speeding in Cyprus fell by over 30 per cent between 2019 and 2020 with the same percentage increase seen in the number of road deaths during the same period, a ...