Fire on the asphalt, with speeds up to 292 kilometers per hour (!) and fights on the beach of Athens – Souniouput two unconscious drivers who they fell into the “nets” of the Attica Traffic Police as they even videotaped their… exploits and “posted” them on social networks.

Dangerous driving, excessive speed, dangerous maneuvers, illegal overtaking, violation of a double dividing line, use of a mobile phone… The two drivers broke the “counter” in the violations of the Road Traffic Code but also anti-social behavior as they not only put the drivers at risk on the roads they chose for their races but also made sure to display their… performance with posts on social media.

Unfortunately for them, however, the police officers of the Traffic Accident Control and Prevention Teams (T.E.P.T.A.) of the Attica Traffic Directorate also patrol the road network but also in… social networks. After thorough investigations, the police officers identified their high-performance cars and located the two drivers, against whom a case file was filed for continued violation of article 290A of the Criminal Code (Dangerous Driving).

According to the police investigation, based on the videos from social media, the two drivers reached speeds of up to 292 kmwhile for their impromptu races they mainly chose the Athens-Souni highway (at the height of the “Ribas” entertainment center) where, with their foot on the gas, they made dangerous maneuvers, constantly violating the double dividing line.

The standstill acceleration record was, however, recorded on Schistos Avenue (upstream to Keratsini) where the cars “caught” 215 kilometers in just a few seconds.

At a speed of 220 kilometers per hour, they were spotted on the new Athens-Corinth highwayat the height of the Megara area, while high speeds were also recorded on other busy roads in the basin and beyond.

Remarkable – and even more alarming – is that while the foot was stepping on the accelerator, the hand was activating the mobile camera in order to record the performance on video to be shown on social networks.

The Traffic Directorate of Attica has set its sights on dangerous driving, as well as violations of the KOK in generalon the one hand with continuous checks and investigations -imposing the prescribed sanctions on the violators- to protect drivers and increase road safety and on the other hand by making drivers aware of the risks that dangerous driving and violations in general entail.