Road traffic safety

Bulgaria and Romania have the worst road casualty rates of any EU nations, with data for 2016 revealing the extent of the problem. In 2016 Bulgaria saw 999 fatalities/1,000,000 of population while Romania saw 97 road deaths/1,000,000 of population, reports worldhighways.com

Road infrastructure in Bulgaria will be designed according to the intensity of traffic for 30 years ahead. This is the new Ordinance on Road Design, which has already been promulgated in the State Gazette, the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works announced.

Sofia. Legislative changes to regulate new obligations are needed in order to improve safety on the roads, traffic safety expert Aleksi Stratiev told Focus Radio. In his words, experts will need time to analyse the legislation related to traffic safety, as each law comprises dozens of regulations.

More than 25 per cent of the car crashes in Bulgaria were due to the technical failure of the vehicles, according to an analysis of the Road Safety Institute, presented during a discussion on bad commercial practices in the market for the sale of used cars.

Reducing the number of road deaths, as well as good practices for improving road safety, are the focus of the international conference where our country hosts. The Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Nikolay Nankov will open a conference on road safety and good world and European practices.

The government adopted at Thursday's session the bill amending the Law on Road Traffic Safety.

It enables the establishment of a more permanent and efficient road safety system, as well as greater protection of vulnerable categories of participants in traffic.

The government adopted at Thursday's session the bill amending the Law on Road Traffic Safety.

It enables the establishment of a more permanent and efficient road safety system, as well as greater protection of vulnerable categories of participants in traffic.

Around one thousand offenders on the road every week are caught by the police. They drive without driving license or under the influence of alcohol and drugs. This was reported by chief inspector Rossen Rapchev from traffic police. Only about 10% had their registration numbers removed from their vehicles.

Greece holds top spot in Europe in per capita road deaths of car drivers between the ages of 15-29. The shocking statistic was revealed by the vice-President of the Hellenic Institute of Transportation Engineer, Dimitris Katsochis during a day conference on road education held at the Greek Car Museum amphitheatre.

Bulgaria is once again on the first place with the biggest number of people who lost their lives in car accidents in the EU, reported the Union of the Bulgarian Automobilists, quoted by BGNES.