Private transport

Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Vasilis Oikonomou, outlined the proposed changes in the upcoming New Traffic Code (KOK), soon to enter public consultation. The revisions aim to enhance road safety through reduced speed limits, updated regulations for electric scooters and tougher penalties for violations.

Following the death of a 12-year-old boy after he was hit by a car while riding an electric scooter earlier this month, the government is planning stricter laws regulating the use of such vehicles on the country's roads.

A recent report from consulting firm Arthur D. Little highlights a trend where wealthy individuals in urban areas are increasingly abandoning their cars, even as the global demand for car usage remains high, posing challenges for the automotive industry, according to Euronews.

Walking in Athens is a risk you take at your own peril. It involves balancing on impossibly narrow pavements, while avoiding broken paving stones and sundry unexpected hurdles. When it comes to parents pushing baby strollers, people in wheelchairs or anyone else with mobility or sight issues, then walking in the Greek capital becomes an obstacle course.

Bulgaria emerges as a standout performer in the European Union's automotive market, boasting the second-highest growth rate in new car sales, according to data released by the Association of Automobile Manufacturers in Europe (ACEA).

New rules, restrictions and sanctions for the use of scooters and electric scooters in Sofia are proposed in amendments to the "Ordinance on the organization of traffic on the territory of the Capital Municipality". They will be submitted by the chairman of the Metropolitan Municipal Council, Georgi Georgiev, and published for public discussion.

After initially entering daily life as a means of recreation, electric scooters have now become a means of transport in their own right.

With the number of electric scooters in Greece estimated to have exceeded 60,000, experts stress the need for more training and awareness among motorists.

Electric scooters are an environmentally friendly, fast and easy way to get around. However, more and more accidents are happening with them, which makes some cities in the country think about introducing bans and restrictions on moving with them. Fines for violations are between BGN 10 and BGN 50.

The average age of people using e-scooters in Turkey is 27, with the number of riders growing by the day, Kadir Can Abdik, the CEO of BinBin Scooters, has said.

"From 17 to 65, people [of all ages] ride e-scooters. The average age is 27 because it is a very new business sector," Abdik of BinBin, one of the 12 companies operating in Istanbul, told state-run Anadolu Agency on Nov. 22.

There will be rules for the movement of electric drones in changes to the Road Transport Act. Changes to the law have been published on the Council of Ministers' Public Consultation Portal.