#road safety

The transport ministry announced on Friday that applications to receive funding for motorcyclists to receive protective equipment and airbags has now closed. The ministry said 1,130 applications for the high power ...

Wearing a protective helmet will become mandatory for cyclists as of February 1, the police announced on Tuesday adding they will start fining people caught contravening the law. Cyclists caught not ...

Cyclists will be required to wear a protective helmet as of next month or will be fined, the government has announced. The specifications of the type of protective helmet have ...

The police on Wednesday warned that heightened road safety checks will be carried out from December 23 through to January 6, as they also issued safety advice for the holidays. The bolstered ...

The transport ministry on Saturday announced that the House plenum has approved an amendment to the Road Safety Act 2022, allowing it to regulate advertisements and other such activities that concern ...

The Grammar School Nicosia organised the 22nd annual event of Road Safety Week, which aims to raise awareness and inform students about road safety issues. The event also marked the 60...

Police will soon launch a pilot programme with local councils where the public can participate with crime-prevention organisations on issues directly affecting their neighbourhoods, Justice Minister Stephi Drakou said on ...

Photos from fatal car accidents will go on display at the road safety park in Nicosia starting Sunday to raise awareness among the public, it was announced on Saturday. The ...

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 ...