Decreased number of car accidents in Serbia

Belgrade, June 23. 2010. (Serbia Today) - The number of traffic accidents in Serbia has decreased by one third compared to the same period last year, say official numbers. As Belgrade daily Vecernje novosti writes this year is also safer for pedestrians, police said. The number of traffic accidents in the first five months of this year was reduced by one third , while the figure is down 25 percent when it comes the deaths. Traffic police warn however that cyclists are more likely to be hurt or killed on the roads in the summer months. Serbian police (MUP) say that 2010 was also safer for pedestrians and that 50 people lost their lives since the beginning of the year while 1,312 sustained various injuries. Police said that the new Law on Traffic Safety, which is being implemented since December 2009, has contributed to this. After several years of disputes, dilemmas and ambiguities, new, more strict traffic regulations have reduced the death toll on the Serbian roads, where an average of 1,000 drivers and pedestrians die annually.