Adopting a new methodology of investigating serious road accidents, effective collection of the sanctions imposed, road safety audits of all roadways, not just motorways – these are some of the recommendations from a report by the State Agency Road Traffic Safety.
On the basis of this first thorough analysis of road traffic safety in Bulgaria, a road traffic safety strategy will be developed for the period 2021-2030. The new methodology of investigating road accidents will aim to look into all facts and circumstances connected with them. According to traffic police reports, at the moment 96 percent of the road accidents in the country are due to human error on the part of the driver. The new methodology will investigate the conduct of the driver, as well as the roadworthiness of the vehicle, the condition of the infrastructure, the weather conditions etc. According to the proposal specialists from different spheres should also take part in the investigation of serious traffic accidents – traffic police, but also engineers, road safety experts etc.
On Saturday, minimum temperatures in the country will be between 2 and 7°C, in some valleys in the south-east 0°C, in Sofia 2°C. During the day there will be cloudy weather with heavy precipitation in the eastern areas. In the western part of the..
At an extraordinary meeting, the National Assembly examines the report of the temporary parliamentary committee on the agreement between the state gas supplier Bulgargaz and Turkish energy company Botas. However, the conversation moved into the..
Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Stefan Dimitrov stated that he remains in office until there is a presidential decree for his release. We recall that his replacement was requested by the caretaker PM Dimitar Glavchev a week after taking..
Italy supports Bulgaria's full-fledged membership in the Schengen area, Italian President Sergio Mattarella said. Mattarella is on a two-day visit to..
Bulgarian Caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev has met with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte , the press service of the Council of..
The Bulgarian Socialist Party will send the parliamentary report on the gas contract with the Turkish state-owned energy company Botas to the..
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