45 people lost their lives on the asphalt in 2015

In 2015, 45 deaths were recorded from road collisions and while the vehicles are moving at breakneck speeds on the roads, the measures to be taken to reduce road accidents are moving at a tortoise pace, said the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Transport, Antonis Antoniou, after the meeting. of the Commission which discussed the issue of road collisions.

Mr. Antoniou said that by the end of the year, offers will be announced for the installation of new photo-marking systems on Cypriot roads. In Griva Digeni Avenue in Nicosia alone, the system had revenue of 1,5 million euros for the state in 15 months from fines for road violations and installation costs of only 80 thousand euros, while where cameras were installed, traffic was reduced to 50%.

DISY MP Andreas Michailidis said that no matter what measures are taken, if we do not change the way of thinking, the mentality and follow the rules of road safety, the black list of the dead on the asphalt will continue to be a nightmare for everyone. He called on everyone to follow the rules of road safety, saying that the three most dangerous categories in road accidents are young people under 25, foreigners and motorcyclists.

On the same subject, the AKEL MP, Christakis Tziovannis, said that immediately as a state we must highlight the gray areas, create such legislation, so as to prevent any offenders, because otherwise there will be no reduction in road accidents and deaths. He also said that statistically in countries where there is a photo-labeling system there is a reduction in fatal accidents by up to 40%.

Source: KYPE