Traffic law

The flow of traffic on different sections of Olympias Street in central Piraeus is being diverted due to construction work for the local tramline.

The round-the-clock disruption will continue until January 2, 2017, according to local authorities, who are advising drivers to follow road signs in place for the duration of the construction work.

Traffic police will remove the license plates of cars of drivers caught drunk, on drugs, without a driving license or if they refuse to give a breath sample.

The purpose of this measure is to prevent drivers from using the vehicle again.

The strict sanctions were adopted at second reading by the parliamentary Transport Commission.

Protests against dangerous driving have continued after the hit-and-run deaths of two students, as new statistics showed that Sarajevans have become less safe in the streets.

There have been over 2,000 traffic-related accidents at pedestrian crossings in the three largest cities - Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna in the period January, 2013-June, 2016, showed data presented by the Interior Ministry.

The Athens Traffic Police said on Monday it registered 60 safety and traffic violations by 316 school buses on the first day of the academic year.

Fines were handed to drivers for violations ranging from faulty tachographs, violating the speed limit, not wearing a seatbelt, worn-out tires and others.

Two Albanian nationals, a 34-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman, faced a prosecutor on Kos on Friday after a car being driven by the former hit two people on the island the day before. The 28-year-old had been a passenger in the car.

The pair, who fled the scene, face charges of causing a road accident, causing bodily harm and violating the highway code.

The Belgrade City Assembly has decided to amend regulations to allow city transport ticket inspectors to issue electronic misdemeanor warrants.

These will be given to passengers found to be traveling without a ticket.

As of today until the end of the month, traffic through the Kocherinovo road section of the Struma highway will be fully re-routed, announced the Road Infrastructure Agency.

The aim is to improve the organisation of traffic and increase safety. The amount needed for the construction works is BGN 300,000. The money will be provided by the Road Infrastructure Agency.

Lawmakers in Bulgaria voted on a first reading to approve new fines imposed for speeding.

Under proposed changes to the Road Traffic Act, anyone driving at a speed of 31-40 km/h beyond the limit in an inhabited area will have to pay BGN 400 (EUR 200), up from BGN 200, and BGN 600 for speeding more than 40 km/h, up from BGN 300.

The Municipality of Athens is expected to send notes to 215,000 vehicle and motorbike owners that have remained unpaid for years. Road traffic fines and violations incurred from 2011 onwards mainly from 2011-2013 that have remained forgotten in dusty draws will not only be demanded but will also include extra fines for delays as the time frame for their payment has been long overdue.