European Road Safety Charter – a huge success in Greece_

							                                    European Road Safety Charter – a huge
                                             success in Greece!

4th of March 2011

The European Road Safety Charter concluded its national signing events tour on the 3rd of
March in the amphitheatre of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks in Athens,
Greece. The event was a huge success as it attracted not only a large number but also a variety
of organizations that were willing to commit to road safety related actions.

Mr. Argyris Peroulakis head of Communications for the Representation of the European Commission
in Greece welcomed the participants and the signatories to the event. He continued on to briefly
describe the European Road Safety Charter and to explain the significance of such initiatives. Mr
Peroulakis presented some statistics regarding the current road safety situation in Greece and
emphasised on the need for road safety related actions.

Mr. Spyros Vougias Vice-Minister at the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks expressed
the importance of road safety related actions and explained that the current situation in Greece is
mainly due to the fact that road safety had not been raised on time as an issue of great importance,
the lack of coordination amongst the responsible bodies was also a contributing factor for today’s
situation. Mr Vougias presented the measures that are taken in order to improve the current
situation and described those that are planned for the future in terms of making the country’s roads
safer. According to the Vice-Minister the Hellenic Government is aiming to significantly decrease the
number of accidents and to reach the European objectives within the next decade. As such the
quality of life will be improved of which road safety is of the greatest importance.

The following organizations committed to improve Greece’s roads within the next three years:
ATTIKH ODOS A.E., Active Zone Network S.A., AIESEC Hellas, ANAPIRIA TORA, Attica Road Safety
Education Parks - Jumicar Greece, ATTIKES DIADROMES A.E., AUTOPANORAMA.GR., AVIN OIL S.A.,
AVIS Greece., AXA Insurance Greece, CARCRAZY.GR., Diageo Hellas, Driveland, Driving Schools
SAMARAS, Eksantas Driving School, Euroscience Hellenic Division, FOERST SIMULATORS (GREECE &
CYPRUS DISTRIBUTORS), Frotcom Hellas, GatoGreece, Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist
Agencies, Hellenic Motorcyclists Club LEMOT, Make Roads Safe Hellas, Motothesis The Institute of
the Hellenic Motorcycle federation, Municipality of Rhodes, Municipality of Skiathos, Pegasus Driving
School, PERPATO Association of People with Mobility Problems, PFIZER HELLAS A.E., Quality and
Safety, RSF Hellas, Soma Hellinon Proskopon (Scouts of Greece), Spasto.gr., The Car Driving
Instructors Association of Eastern Thessaloniki, The Cyclist Association of Santorini, The Hellenic
Institute of Transportation Engineers, The Serres Directorate of Primary Education, Toyota Hellas,
Vasilakis S Nikolaos, Vasilis Orfanos Driving School, Vasilis Tsitsiklis S.A., You Are What You Do -
Kostas Kouvidis, Young Safe Drivers.

The following organizations renewed their commitment and expressed their willingness to continue
on working for safer roads in Greece:
AEK F.C., Athens International Airport S.A., Coral A.E. (former Shell Hellas A.E.)., Gefyra S.A.,
Greek Automobile Club (ELPA), Hellenic Association of Insurance Companies, HELLENIC FUELS SA -
BP Hellas, Hellenic Logistics Association, Hellenic Red Cross, Imako Media S.A., INTRACOM
HOLDINGS, MSFREE.GR - Portal for Motorsports, MUNICIPALITY OF CHANIA, Municipality of Alonissos,
Municipality of Larissa, Municipality of Mykonos, Municipality of Patras, MUNICIPALITY OF
THESSALONIKI TRAFFIC DIRECTORATE, Municipality of Volos, ORODA (Organization for Road Safety -
City of Athens), PROVOLI – PUBLICITY S.A. (ex: HIGHSIDING S.A.), Road Safety Institute Panos
Mylonas, Thessaloniki A.E., University of Athens Medical School, Centre for Research and Prevention
of Injuries (CE.RE.PR.I.).

The actions to be taken by the above organizations can be found on: www.erscharter.eu



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