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Stalled at a red-taped red-light
A TRAFFIC camera system to monitor red light and speed violations on the roads should have been helping to save lives since 2006, but has instead got bogged down in a tortuous battle over tenders.A pilot scheme, launched in October 2006, lasted just one year before it was halted after being plagued by technical glitches and legal controversies. The disconnected traffic cameras remain in place, however, looking more like roadside decorations rather than “police’s special weapon to save lives... 5 comments
Our View: Authorities must not let up on road safety measures
ROAD DEATHS were up by 18 per cent in 2011 compared to the previous year, rising from 60 to 71. While nobody would be pleased with these figures they are still an improvement on a few years ago when the number of people killed on the roads annually usually exceeded 100. ... 3 comments
A road safety plea from the heart
THERE were few places more appropriate for today’s launch of a youth road safety campaign than the GC School of Careers in Nicosia where in August the students lost one of their friends, Andreas Petrou.The school’s students for whom road deaths were more than an abstract reality performed a song they had personally written for Petrou.The event was dedicated to Petrou and was organised by the non-profit organisation Reaction: Youth for the Prevention.Petrou was one of 19 youths under the age of 25 who lost their lives in a road accident this year... Read on
Ambulance staff hurt in crash
The driver and a nurse on board an on-duty ambulance were injured yesterday after a collision with a tow truck.The accident happened at around 10am on the Paphos-Limassol highway close to the Limassol general hospital. The ambulance collided with a tow truck that had pulled over on the safety lane.The 55-year-old driver of the ambulance suffered a broken nose and abrasions, while his 34-year-old passenger suffered a broken shoulder blade and fractured nose. Both men were held at Limassol general hospital for treatment. ... 2 comments
‘Pavements are the safest place for cyclists’
CYCLISTS are in danger of being driven off the streets if a law drafted by the House Communications and Works Committee is implemented, according to Environment Commissioner, Charalambos Theopemptou.“Local authorities need to be given a two, three or four year deadline to establish some kind of system [for cyclists] because if this law is implemented bikes are just going to disappear from our towns,” said Theopemptou, speaking on state broadcaster’s Trito radio yesterday... 4 comments
Road safety drive will target the young
THE BIGGEST problem facing Cyprus regarding road safety is the “exceptionally high casualty rate” among the young, the Communications and Works Minister Efthymios Flourentzos said yesterday. The minister announced that Cyprus will begin implementing its strategy for road safety between 2012 and 2020 in the new year, pursuing the European target of halving the number of fatalities and injuries related to road accidents. “The priorities over the next decade are based on the European policy guidelines on road safety, a recent resolution passed by the European Parliament and of course, the particular road safety problems in our country,” said Flourentzos. ... 3 comments
Motorcyclists need better training
REDUCING MOTORCYCLE accidents requires better training for motorcyclists, greater awareness from motorists and an improved road network, concluded a seminar on road safety yesterday. The seminar was organised by the Ministry of Communications and Works and the British High Commission in Nicosia where various successful practices and programmes implemented in European countries were presented, along with the UK’s own experience.Communications Minister and head of the Road Safety Council Efthymios Flourentzou said yesterday that the UK, Sweden and the Netherlands were pioneers in road safety, adding that Cyprus needs to draw from the knowledge, experience and good practices of the UK in order to tackle road accidents with motorcyclists... Read on
