Intervention in Parliament is currently being carried out by the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, that will speak in his bill Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport for him New Road Traffic Code, which is put into vote today.
The new COKE It includes significant changes, as it provides for stricter penalties for a number of violations, and also establishes the institution of relapse.
In his speech, Mr. Mitsotakis It has given the government’s mark on the issue of road security, as well as to reduce traffic accidents, which are central priorities of the government.
“Especially in today’s meeting I would like to speak not only as prime minister, but as a citizen and father who hears another deadly car accident every morning, with young people who returned from evening out, workers who went to work or the elderly who were drunk. They are news that shakes us, but they are not enough to change consolidated perceptions. One observes it daily, watching drivers talk on the cellphone or riders without a helmet. “The prime minister began his speech.
“When evil happens, it’s usually too late. It’s time to look in the mirror. We are the first country in the EU. in number of dead on the road. We have more modern roads, but the trend is up again. In some regions of the country the picture is more tragic. Today is the time of responsibility. We have drawn up a new KOC, which regulates a new basis for violations. Sanctions lead to a change of culture. Penalties corresponding to danger, separating the first infringement from continuing offenses. ”
According to Mr. Mitsotakis, “we cannot capitulate to chaos and lawlessness on the road and in the field of public life in general. This logic is served by the highest fines and the definitive removal of a diploma. In the same direction are the fines for alcohol use and breach of speed limit. If you look at the statistics, we have disproportionate deaths and severe injuries from our fellow citizens without a helmet. We have to be relentless. The arrangements of the CCC were described in detail by the Minister and the rapporteur. I am glad that PASOK and SYRIZA are in favor, “he said.
Public transport
The prime minister made extensive reference to public transport, saying that the government’s goal is to strengthen them. “We focus on the speed of speeds of the MMM, releasing buses. We have received over 400 buses. By the beginning of 2026 we will have received more than 1,000 new buses, and by the end of 2027 we will fully renew the fleet. The subway proceeds at a fast pace. In Thessaloniki, until the beginning of 2026, the connection to Kalamaria will be completed, “he said.
“We are moving on to the Pilot Metro and tram at dawn of the weekend to make it easier for young people not to take the car. Young people would like to have a credible choice, especially on their return – so we support transport workers. You see that alcohol controls continue at an intense pace. One in four deaths is linked to alcohol consumption.
The third cause of conflict is the use of a mobile. Experts say that especially text messages increase the risk 23 times. We play our lives and the lives of others, “he said.
Emphasis on excessive speed, alcohol and helmet
“I will insist on excessive speed, alcohol and helmet. The penalties will be linked to the level of danger. We must first punish the hypotropists. At the same time, for the use of non -zone and helmet, which are in the most common violations, the fines will reach 350 euros, both for the driver and the passenger. This blood and pain statistics is the answer to those who characterize the arrangements harsh. The knot reached the comb. The arrangements will make the frivolous driver think double and triple before he puts his life and the rest, “he said.
A second innovation is the 30km/h setting in the cities on one -way. “We don’t discover the wheel. The speed reduction has been tested in other European capitals successfully. Make yourself an observation. I see in the Lycabettus peripheral the growth of speed from a car, which if a pedestrian is thrown, there is no room for reaction, “he said, explaining that on the basis of transportationists, lower speeds can improve the movement itself.
Target 1,500 cameras
Mr Mitsotakis spoke of a change of habit with a multiple benefit, adding that the state could not have a traveler on every road. “That’s why the third option is to install cameras. Our goal is to reach 1,500 cameras. Pilot, they will also be installed on buses for bus control, “he said.
“Revenue from digital calls will be put into a road safety fund for road upgrades. The more revenue we have from calls, the more there will be a need for interventions. It is not the purpose of collecting revenue from fines. On the contrary, “he said.
The state also proceeds with a series of temporary interventions on central roads, where we know that we have major problems. I’m talking about BOAK – the minister told me that some projects would be completed immediately. Anyone traveling to Patras-Pyrgos will have seen that mild interventions have reduced accidents. We want to do the same to BOAK.
A new and so on does not solve the problem of driving behavior. More, safer MMMs, better roads, better school education are required. Maybe we have to see the framework of the exams again. And yes, the policy of the government is to turn the world more frequently to the MMM as they are strengthened. I found myself in Volos a few days ago, where the devastated trains of the old electricity are repaired at high speed. They are rebuilt from the beginning. Fourteen such trains will be able to enter the network by 2026 and find resources to stir the whole fleet.
“The priority we give is, soon, on the trunk lines to have a substantial improvement in the frequency of routes. When the citizens of Athens are convinced that the MMM They are reliable, they will leave their cars. To close by thanking the opposition parties for the creative disposition they have shown in this important bill. It is one of the few times that, in an environment of high intensity in Parliament, we have been able to approach a national issue through the prism of the national interest, to rebuild the tragic first of our country, “the prime minister concluded.
The basic parameters of the new COK
Two basic parameters of the new coke are the rigor during relapse In an offense, but also the punishment of the driver and not the vehicle, as opposed to what is true to date. At the same time, the criminal framework is particularly tightened if one causes deadly car accident, Especially if it is found to have no diploma.
Based on the provisions of young coke, If one exceeds the speed limit of 50 km. For the first time he will pay a fine of € 700 and his diploma is deducted for 60 days, and for the third time the fine will be fined to 2000 euros and 2 years’ diploma removal. For drivers who cause fatal traffic, the penalty can reach 10-20 years and if it is a multi-car accident, the life imprisonment.