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Use of Safety Belt, Road Safety Issue, Republic of Cyprus

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Title

Use of Safety Belt, Road Safety Issue, Republic of Cyprus

Description

The prosperity that the population has been enjoying these past two decades has been marred by the continually escalating number of road deaths and injuries, in spite of road safety campaigns and the daily viewing of horrendous accident scenes on television screens. Irresponsible and unacceptable behavior by road users, and, more often than not, excessive speed are the first causes of mortal injuries. Consumption of alcohol and/or drugs, non-wearing of seat belts or protective helmets, fatigue, carelessness by pedestrians and drivers all contribute to the tragedies we witness on the roads not only in Cyprus but in Europe too. In the fifteen EU States more than forty thousand fatalities are recorded and some 1.7 million people are injured every year. It is obvious that action taken to-date to educate drivers and road users on what constitutes correct safety manners has been inadequate. Drivers in Cyprus tend to take an aggressive attitude to driving and the notion of defensive driving is totally alien to them.
It may be time for governments and law enforcing officials to take drastic action in conjunction with intensive education of all road users if this unnecessary waste of human life is to be curtailed. Accidents cannot be eliminated 100% but the escalating losses should not be something to be tolerated.

Source

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία

Publisher

Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology

Contributor

Designer: A. A. Ioannides

Rights

Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.

Relation

www.cypruspost.gov.cy

Format

TIFF

Language

EL, EN

Type

Identifier

1986-ROAD SIGNS-18C

Coverage

35.160417, 33.346556

Provenance

Aspioti - Elka, Athens

Files

Citation

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus and Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “Use of Safety Belt, Road Safety Issue, Republic of Cyprus,” Αψίδα, accessed March 29, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/15107.