In his statements, on the occasion of the celebrations for the Police Day, I. Nikolaou said that the Police takes all the necessary measures, warns and carries out on a regular basis controls for the application of the road safety rules, which are proven if they are received by the driver, are the main causes of road accidents.
"But whatever measures are taken, lack of experience, insufficient traffic crisis, tendency to show off, speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol or other addictive substances, are proven to be some of the key factors that increase risk of accidents, especially to our young people ", he added.
As the Minister of Justice noted, "the drastic and immediate adoption of new measures, to prevent and eliminate this great scourge, is a priority for the Government", to add that "our concern and concern for the growing number of victims of road accidents are becoming more intense and that is why we have intensified our efforts for continuous investigation and expansion of the ways of dealing with the phenomenon ".
"However, we are never complacent, the need for prudence on the streets is imperative, since in the last twenty-four hours alone, there have been 15 traffic accidents with a total of nine injured on the Cypriot roads, and yesterday another young man lost his life. he wore a helmet, "he said.
He concluded that "these unpleasant statistics make it necessary for the general mobilization and mobilization of the whole society in our struggle, for the training and compliance of the existing and especially the new drivers with the rules of road safety".
Source: KYPE