Traffic Safety Agency

A total of 86 people were killed in traffic accidents on Slovenian roads in 2022, which is 28 fewer than in 2021. Still, the number of accidents topped 18,000, which is about 1,100 more than the year before, show data from the General Police Administration.

Ljubljana – Electric scooters are becoming increasingly popular as a mode of urban transportation, but accelerated uptake has resulted in a rise in accidents. Last year there were 109 accidents involving e-scooters, more than two-thirds caused by riders themselves, police data show.

The news about the long-awaited start of toll collection through vignettes on Serbian highways, which appeared today, on April 1, is not true, it was confirmed to Tanjug by PE Roads of Serbia.

In case the drivers use phones or other communication devices in the illegal manner, the Law on Road Traffic Safety envisages a fixed fine of RSD 10.000, the police said.

Campaign launched to increase use of seat belts

BELGRADE -- The police in Serbia have stepped up checks and are fining drivers whose passengers traveling in the rear seat are found not to be using a seat belt.

Director of the Traffic Safety Agency Krsto Lipovac told the RTS broadcaster that a campaign to this end will be ongoing during the next week.

Test-drive crash of presidential car investigated

BELGRADE -- Serbian Police Director Milorad Veljović says the police are investigating the circumstances under which a Mercedes GL 500, used by the president, crashed.