Motorcycle

Motorcyclist deaths account for 38% of all road traffic accidents in Greece, compared to 18% in the rest of Europe, according to data. 

Türkiye witnessed an increase in motorcycle-related accidents, with 38 percent of fatal and injury accidents in 2023 caused by motorcycles, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has said.

Yerlikaya attended the opening of the 2024 Motobike Istanbul Fair on March 21, where he highlighted the increasing number of motorcycle accidents in the country.

834 cars and motorcycles were checked from Friday to Saturday morning

The police has launched a preliminary administrative inquiry in the wake of the uproar caused by a video that is making the rounds on the internet in which an officer of the DIAS motorcycle unit is seen doing a wheelie on a main road in the port city of Thessaloniki in northern Greece.

With demand rising fast, motorcycle sales in Türkiye surpassed that of passenger cars in the first 10 months of 2023.

From January to October, a total of 813,520 motorcycles were sold in the country, pointing to a staggering 148 percent year-on-year increase, while passenger car sales amounted to 749,501 units.

Police have made two arrests following an investigation into a criminal gang that stole motorbikes, falsified their chassis numbers and resold them whole or in parts.

Car sales grew 1.9% in April, totaling 18,343 (new and used) from 17,994 in April 2002, the Hellenic Statistical Authority said.

New car sales totaled 10,995 in April, up 8% from April 2022. In the January-April period, car sales totaled 79,387, up 16.4% from the corresponding period last year, with new car sales totaling 47,865, up 37.6% over the same period.

Four officers with the Hellenic Police's motorcycle-riding DIAS squad sustained minor injuries in a collision with a car in the early hours of Tuesday.

The incident occurred on Filis Avenue in Liosion, northern Athens, when a car veered into the opposite lane and crashed into the two oncoming motorcycles that were carrying the four officers.

Moto Expo 2023 opened to the public on Wednesday at the Tae Kwon Do Stadium (Faliro Olympic Arena) in Palaio Faliro, southern Athens.

The annual event, centered around motorcycles, ATVs, scooters and mopeds, is held under the auspices of the Association of Motorcycle Importers of Greece (SEME) and will end on Sunday, April 2.

With the new changes in the traffic regulation entered into force as of Aug. 16, it has become mandatory for minibuses, buses and taxis to have a three-point seat belt for children, while motorcycle, e-scooter and bicycle riders are required to wear reflective vests at night.