ATVs

A 19-year-old man from Scotland lost his life on the island of Zakynthos in an incident involving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on Friday. The four-wheeler veered off its intended path and overturned, resulting in a fatal injury to the rider.

His fellow-passenger, a British national of the same age, only suffered minor injuries during the incident.

If there's one thing that Greece's new conservative government has managed to prove since its rise to power, it is that it has the ability to work at full speed.

However, moving at a quick pace can in some cases lead to hasty decisions and solutions that have not been discussed in depth, even if the intentions are well-meaning.

Greece's Transport Ministry plans to ease restrictions on the use of all-terrain vehicles introduced by the previous administration.

Hundreds of four-wheel motorbike owners, most from Greek holiday resorts, have blocked traffic outside the country's Transport Ministry to protest a proposed vehicle ban.

The bikes, also known as all-terrain vehicles, ATVs, or quad-bikes, are popular among tourists on Crete, Zakynthos and other Greek islands, and are often seen as a safer option than motorbikes.

Some 3,000 all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) are expected to travel from different parts of the country to the Transport Ministry in Holargos, northern Athens, on Monday, to demonstrate against the ministry's new highway code.