CYPRUS is second in the EU when it comes to road deaths of young people according to statistics gathered by the European Youth Forum for Road Safety (EYFRS).
This year’s forum took place in the Crotone province in Italy between November 27 and 30.
Representatives from the 28 EU countries discussed how to improve road safety for young people.
“It is particularly worrying that the 18-25 age-groups constitute only 20 per cent of Europe’s population but accounts for 30 per cent of deaths in road crashes,” non-profit organisation REACTION Youth for the Prevention said.
In 2010 over 9,150 young lives were lost on European roads, while the period 2001-2010 road deaths exceeded 140,000 for young people.
The youth delegates debated pedestrians’ safety (though the creation of video campaigning), public transport, drink-driving, enforcement through education with youngsters and police forces, social media and the sustainability of the EYFRS.
Head of Reaction Marios Stavrou said that despite the high levels of road safety of young people in Cyprus, there is room for development in all fields.
“Close cooperation with the state is one of the major stepping stones to achieving this goal. Young people in Cyprus can and should be involved in all decisions being taken in relation to road safety,” he said.
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