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Motorcyclist, 18, seriously injured in collision with bus in Paralimni

An 18-year-old motorcyclist is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after he collided with a bus in...
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Cyprus considers mandatory e-scooter registration as minister warns of tougher measures

Cyprus could introduce mandatory registration of electric scooters, including number plates, owner identification and technical inspections, if new measures...
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Youth road offences continue in Polis despite teenager’s death

Dozens of road offences were reported in the Polis Chrysochous area over the past two weekends, many of them...
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Ford, BMW and Mercedes models flagged dangerous by EU alert

Models from Ford, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and other well-known manufacturers are among the cars, motorcycles and parts flagged as dangerous...
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Motorcyclist critical following accident in Protaras

A 54 year old man is fighting for his life after suffering serious injuries in a road collision late...
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Firefighters free trapped person after vehicle falls into ditch

Firefighters freed a person trapped in a vehicle that fell into a ditch on the Apliki–Palaichori road on Sunday...
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Bills would fine under-17 e-scooter riders up to €1,500 and parents who fail to stop them up to €5,000

A bill before parliament would make it an offence for anyone under 17 to use an e-scooter or other...
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Uneven Paphos-Polis road section could cause fatal crashes, officials warn

The Public Works Department says a 1.7-kilometre, 10-metre-wide stretch of newly laid asphalt on the Paphos-Polis road, in the...
Opinion

More checks. A law that needs rewriting.

Electric scooters are cheap, modern, nimble, green: everything you'd want in a way to get about. They let people...
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E-scooter injuries surge in Cyprus despite thousands of complaints

Electric scooter accidents in Cyprus have injured a sharply rising number of people over the past 18 months, police...
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Rockslides hit Saitas–Karvounas road amid heavy rain

Rocks and stones have slid onto several points of the Saitas–Karvounas road, due to heavy rain affecting the area. Police...
Opinion

Why was it ever allowed in?

No infrastructure. No rules for how these scooters should even move on Cypriot roads. And yet someone waved them...
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E-scooters face seizure of up to 90 days under new decree

A draft decree will allow police and authorised municipal traffic wardens to confiscate electric scooters for between 30 and...
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