Traffic law

Major delays at the scene - Traffic on the roads

Traffic collisions claimed the lives of 75 people across the country during the nine-day Eid holiday that commenced on April 6, the Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has announced.

The Bulgarian government has proposed a significant change to the country's road traffic regulations, aiming to reduce the maximum speed limit on highways from 140 km/h to 130 km/h. Additionally, the amendment bill seeks to lower the speed limit on so-called public roads from 120 km/h to 110 km/h, according to the "Sega" newspaper.

A new ordinance aimed at improving road safety by enhancing traffic light regulations has been drafted and released for public discussion by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Transport, as well as Regional Development and Public Works.

In a sweeping move aimed at curbing reckless driving and enhancing road safety, Greece has implemented stringent measures against speeding motorists. Since March, a new law has been enforced, authorizing the impoundment of vehicles traveling at dangerously high speeds.

More traffic grief is expected in central Athens on Friday as roads will gradually become impassable from 11a.m. until the afternoon-evening hours, with parallel gatherings being planned, on the occasion of the passing of the law on non-state universities and International Women's Day.

Police officers opened fire during a car chase in northern Athens, as they attempted to stop a vehicle and arrest the driver.

A video published on Thursday shows at least seven policers officers trying to stop a vehicle while on foot. They had earlier signaled the driver to stop the vehicle for police check, but he fled crashing into a police motorcycle before fleeing.

Police charged two men, aged 62 and 29, with reckless driving on Friday for excessive speeding along the Athens-Sounio national road.

According to police, the two drivers were identified via their own social media uploads, on which they had posted videos documenting their racing in Attica's Agia Marina area, where they reached speeds of up to 178 kilometers per hour.

The Transportation Committee of the Varna Municipal Council has voted on new rules and penalties related to electric scooters. The changes involve imposing a speed limit of 25 km/h on electric vehicles.

Starting today, drivers across Bulgaria will face increased scrutiny on the roads as the traffic police roll out new mobile cameras for monitoring traffic violations. These advanced speed control devices will be deployed across 20 regional directorates, targeting high-traffic areas and accident-prone sections of the road network.