Traffic

You’ve started your commute to work. Your mobile app tells you it will take 1 hour and 45 minutes to reach your destination. Athens resembles a vast parking lot. All major roads, even neighborhood streets, are clogged with traffic, and you long for the days when the same journey took only 20 minutes.

Traffic regulations will be in place in Athens on Thursday, due to the celebration of the city’s patron saint and the procession of the Holy Icon of St. Dionysius of Areopagitos.

Specifically, on Wednesday, September 18, vehicles collided near the KTEL Kifisou area in the direction towards Piraeus.

In a second incident, two vehicles collided on Kifisou Avenue near Iera Odos, in the direction towards Lamia.

Road accidents in Greece are increasingly taking on the characteristics of a war between the pedestrian and the driver. Data from the traffic police confirm what we experience every day. In the first five months of 2024, the number of pedestrians hit by a moving vehicle in the country came to 653, of whom 27 lost their lives and another 26 were seriously injured.

If there’s one accessory common to all modern cars, it’s cup holders. “And now, what will happen to the cup holders that will remain empty of coffee?” Greek drivers wonder in light of the new Road Code provision, which imposes a €100 fine and a 30-day driving license suspension for those who drive while drinking coffee. However, this is the least of the concerns for “reckless” drivers.

An accident occurred around 2:30 p.m. Monday on Syngrou Avenue, at the height of Kallithea.

Specifically, two vehicles collided in Piraeus’ direction, which only caused property damage.

The site remained closed for some time until the vehicles were removed and the roadway cleared. Approximately three hours later, the road was returned to normal traffic.

A 55-year-old driver was arrested in the northern port city of Thessaloniki over the weekend after he injured a traffic officer with his vehicle.

Traffic regulations will soon be implemented in the centre of Athens due to the concert “All together we can” at the Kallimarmaro.

Specifically, from 18:00 until the end of the concert there will be a temporary and gradual stop of traffic on roads and avenues, as follows:

Traffic regulations will be implemented today, Wednesday, in the centre of Athens due to the concert “ALL OF US CAN” at the Kallimarmaro.

Specifically, from 18:00 until the end of the concert there will be a temporary and gradual stop of vehicular traffic on roads and avenues, as follows:

Another accident, the third in a row today, occurred on the Kefiso, on the road to Lamia, when a lorry overturned under unknown circumstances.