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The interference with the GPS system is an external phenomenon that we cannot change, “but we have taken the necessary measures in all critical services, but unfortunately we cannot influence it,” said Transport Minister Alexis Vafeadis.
When asked to comment on the problems that have been identified in the system for some time and whether something can be done, Mr Vafidis said “we cannot change the situation”, noting that the entire region has been affected. Responding to questions about what other countries are doing, the minister said he has not yet been in touch with the surrounding countries affected.
“We have assessed what is happening and it is interference that is affecting certain systems,” he said. “Where we have some critical infrastructure, we have addressed it. Others, unfortunately, we cannot change, like the GPS in your phone, in your car, we cannot tell the difference between them.”
When asked if critical infrastructure refers to airspace, his response was affirmative. “That doesn’t make sense. There are systems in place to help us provide services and service the airspace without any problems.” He added that air traffic controllers can and do fix that, and airline pilots know how to fix that. “So it’s not a pleasant thing, but it’s manageable.”
Measures to Improve Road Safety
In response to a reporter who said there was an increase in fatal traffic accidents this year compared to the same period last year, and if there were concerns about what measures would be taken, the transport minister said these were “not pleasant figures, we want deaths to go down, we have set targets with the EU and we want to achieve them”.
He said there were two authorities involved in the matter, the Department of Transport, which manages road safety issues, and the Police, which manages day-to-day traffic issues on the roads. He added that both authorities were handling the issue as best they could. He said his department had longer-term issues to manage, such as the road network and traffic lights, while the police had surveillance and field presence at day-to-day danger centres.
Mr Vafiadis referred to a graph on the Ministry of Transport website showing a decline in fatalities over the past 20 years, which he said was the result of strict police monitoring of the roads, but also measures for a safe road network, such as the safest cars on the market today.
However, he added that the path of decline was not a straight line, with some years seeing an increase and then returning to a downward trend. “Unfortunately, we seem to be going through a period of good times due to difficult times.” He said his department was committed to continuing to take measures to continue to improve road safety, with the ultimate goal of truly reducing fatal and serious road accidents.
He explained that this is a strategy that starts at the level of the European Commission and is implemented by the member states. Abroad, he said, there is an additional measure that has been adopted by parliament but has not yet been implemented, which involves further reducing speed limits in residential areas. He pointed out that the lower the speed when our children are cycling and running, the safer our children are.
Source: KYPE
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