Traffic
Traffic Police Boots Speed Limit Enforcement
Speed limit enforcement will be strengthened on Bulgarian roads, announced BNR.
The measures are in the framework of an operation within the European Traffic Police Network - TISPOL and will continue until April 23.
In many European countries, including Bulgaria, a large percent of serious road accidents are caused by speeding.
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Pedestrians enjoy traffic ban in downtown Athens
Pedestrians sit on a bench in downtown Athens on Saturday after a ban was imposed on traffic on Vyssis and Kairi, two side streets leading off Athinas in the Monastiraki area. The two streets are to be pedestrianized as part of a broader bid to hand over more of the capital to pedestrians. [Stelios Misinas/Eurokonissi]
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Metro and tram workers go on strike in Athens
A traffic jam blocks a main street in Athens, Thursday. Traffic was slowed for hours in the Greek capital as a 24-hour strike, that was called by metro and tram workers to protest the government's austerity plan, forced people to drive their cars instead of riding in public transport. [EPA]
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Istanbul ranked 15th most congested city in world
Istanbul has been ranked 15th among the cities with the most traffic in the world and 10th among the countries most congested, according to a new report by transportation analytics firm INRIX.
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Fed up with Istanbul traffic
Istanbul has the third highest traffic congestion in the world. The number of registered vehicles in the city is 3.75 million, with 1,017 new vehicles registered every passing day. Each year, we spend 125 hours in traffic.
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Citizens seek to tackle road problems
In a new initiative, Athenians fed up with the proliferation of potholes and dysfunctional traffic lights in the capital have teamed up with insurance company Hellas Direct.
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Out-of-order traffic signs aggravate congestion in Athens
Inoperative variable-message signs (VMSs) have aggravated traffic congestion on the Greek capital's road network, Kathimerini understands.
Controlled by the Infrastructure Ministry's Traffic Management Center, the 24 VMSs are supposed to provide drivers with real-time roadway communication and help to improve safety and ease traffic congestion.
Traffic of All Vehicles Along Trakia Highway Restored
Traffic of all vehicles along the Trakia highway in the direction of Burgas in the section of the hub Zimnitsa - Burgas has been restored.
Drivers must pay attention and stick to the speed limit of 80 km/h, warned the Road Infrastructure Agency.
Traffic of all vehicles through the Obzor pass has been restored as well.
15-Km Truck Queue at Danube Bridge, Russe
There is a 15-km queue of trucks at Danube Bridge Russe, reported BGNES.
Traffic jams started forming in the afternoon as many people began returning from work and they cannot move on due to the trucks.
The situation was complicated further by snow-cleaning machines. Traffic is regulated by three units of Border Police and their colleagues from Road Police.
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Queue of Trucks, Cars at Exit Dobrich-Varna
There is a kilometer-long queue of trucks and cars at the exit of Dobrich in the direction of Varna.
Due to deteriorating meteorological conditions, the road was closed on Tuesday night and traffic of all types of vehicles is still banned along that route, reported BNR.
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