The new Greek Road Traffic Code introduces city-wide 30 km/h speed limit in all urban streets of one or two directions with a single lane per direction, making Greece the second EU country after Spain to implement such a measure. A bold move of the Greek Government towards a new road safety culture, with a brand-new Road Traffic Code with the active contribution of National Technical University of Athens:
- rationalising and simplifying penalties, linking them to offences’ seriousness & magnitude,
- punishing drivers instead of vehicles, especially recidivists,
- introducing two-wheelers filtering & advance stopping zones,
- expanding calm driving with city-wide 30km/h speed limits,
- and getting ready for wide deployment of cameras and fines digital management.