Where logic ends

Road accidents in Greece are increasingly taking on the characteristics of a war between the pedestrian and the driver. Data from the traffic police confirm what we experience every day. In the first five months of 2024, the number of pedestrians hit by a moving vehicle in the country came to 653, of whom 27 lost their lives and another 26 were seriously injured. Kathimerini reported that in Thessaloniki alone there were 145 incidents in which pedestrians were run over by cars, with the latest being a young family and their 2-year-old child.

In some cases, police find that the drivers were under the influence of alcohol, other times that they were speeding - often both issues were the cause of the accident. In Greece, 50% of fatal road accidents occur in residential areas, while the European average is 38%.

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