Traffic offences in May topped 25,000
Over 25,000 drivers were booked for traffic offences in May, police spokesman Andreas Angelides said on Monday while stressing that police campaigns are not enough
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‘Driving is not a game’
Just hours after the third fatal road accident of the weekend, police caught a teenager driving at more than twice the legal limit while he
Caught speeding at 198km per hour
Police said on Saturday they had caught a 40-year-old motorist doing 198km per hour on the Nicosia-Larnaca highway near Kofinou just before midday. The speed
Man caught driving at double the speed limit
Yet another young man was caught speeding at twice the legal limit on Wednesday evening. The 18-year-old driver was stopped by police on Elladas avenue
Police detain speeding drivers
Police on Monday detained two men who were caught speeding, one at almost three times the legal limit. At around 11.30pm, Nicosia traffic police clocked
Man arrested driving more than twice limit in Larnaca centre
A 35-year-old woman from Nicosia was stopped by the police driving at 172km/h on the Limassol to Nicosia highway, where the limit is 100. Members
Motorist jailed and fined for speeding
A 47-year-old man was on Thursday jailed for a month and fined €3,150, among others, for a series of traffic violations including, speeding, running red
Highway turned into racetrack as two stopped for extreme speed
Two drivers racing along the Nicosia to Limassol highway were stopped on Sunday morning by police near Psmatismenos, just an hour apart from each other.
Speeding driver had been drinking, taking drugs
A 39-year-old woman was arrested on the highway on Saturday night driving 150km per hour where the limit is 100. According to a police announcement
Speeding driver arrested after 25-minute chase
Police arrested a driver for committing a number of offences on Sunday afternoon after chasing him for 25 minutes. Officers signaled for the car to
Man caught speeding
A 19-year-old man was arrested for driving an unregistered vehicle and speeding at 130km/h on a road where the speed limit is 65km/h. The man
Cyprus one of worst offenders for motorway speeding – EU report
Cyprus has one of the highest rates of speed violations on motorways in the EU, with 63 per cent violating the speed limit of 100km/h,
Eight hundred booked for speeding in 24 hours
Some 800 drivers were booked for speeding over the past 24 hours, while five motorists were found to be driving under the influence of narcotics,
Teen arrested for speeding in parents’ car
A 17-year-old was caught speeding and driving his parents’ car without a driving licence and insurance on Wednesday evening. The youngster was driving 100km/h on
Driver caught doing 180km/h on highway
A 48-year-old driving at 180km/h on the Nicosia-Limassol highway on Monday night also tested positive for drugs, police announced on Tuesday. The permitted speed limit
No let up in dangerous driving clampdown, police warn
Police on Saturday said they would continue daily traffic checks and show zero tolerance of irresponsible and careless driving after more than 2,500 people were
Man arrested driving twice the speed limit
A man caught speeding at 219km/h on Sunday evening will appear in court on Tuesday. The 55-year-old driver was stopped by police at 7.15pm on
Driver stopped doing 190km/h on highway
A 49-year-old was found speeding at 190km/h on Friday night on the Larnaca-Ayia Napa highway, police said on Saturday. The 49-year-old, who was driving way
Man caught driving almost double the speed limit
Police caught a man speeding at 192km/h on the Nicosia to Larnaca motorway, where the speed limit is 100km/h, shortly after midnight. The 20-year-old driver,
Speedy jail sentence for man caught speeding
A 23-year-old man was jailed for 30 days on Wednesday, four days after he was caught doing 227 kilometres per hour on the Nicosia to
