One in six drivers and passengers were found without a helmet, during the first week of the “zero tolerance for non -use of helmet” campaign, which began traffic and other police services on the occasion of the new CMC, with intensive inspections and a number of information actions throughout Greece.

The checks were mainly concerned with drivers and passengers, distributors (deli) and users of electric skaters (light personal electric vehicles- EPIO).

As announced by the ELAS Headquarters, in the implementation of a special traffic business plan, in specific directions, 25,817 audits were held nationwide, in which 3,378 violations were confirmed by drivers (of which 249 to employees).

Indicatively, among the violations, 3,202 were two -wheeled drivers (of which 245 distributors), 558 two -wheeled passengers, 124 EPIO drivers. and 49 ATV vehicles (“pigs”).

The “champion”, of course, was highlighted by Attica with the second in the South Aegean Region (ie the Cyclades and the Dodecanese), followed by a slight difference between them, Crete, the Ionian Islands, Western Greece and Thessaloniki.

More specifically, per region, the following offenses were confirmed:

  • -1.287- in Attica,
  • -374- In the South Aegean,
  • -360- in Crete,
  • -342- In the Ionian Islands,
  • -313- In Western Greece,
  • -302- In Thessaloniki,
  • -206- in Epirus,
  • -193- In the Peloponnese,
  • -150- in Thessaly,
  • -127- In Central Macedonia,
  • -108- in the North Aegean,
  • -93- In Central Greece,
  • -92- in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace and
  • -12- in Western Macedonia.

From the ELAS Headquarters It is emphasized that with the introduction of the new Road Traffic Code (Law 5209/2025), the state gives a clear message of zero tolerance to non -use of helmet, through the tightening of penalties as follows:

• -350 -euro fine and deduction of driving license for -30 -days for the bicycles driver (the same penalties apply to the driver who does not ensure passenger safety).

• -350 -euro fine for bicycles.

• -30 -euro fine for the OPIO driver

Police note that the purpose of the campaign is not collecting, but the universal acceptance of drivers and passengers’ obligation to wear a certified helmet as a basic means of protecting their lives.

For this reason, in addition to strict controls, prevention and awareness actions are already being implemented, in collaboration with Local Government and the help of private and professionals, such as Agrinio, Alonissos and Trikala Thessaly, where police officers distributed protective helmets to motorcycles.

In the announcement of ELAS. It is also noted that:

“The Greek Police will continue to be on the streets daily, with a strong presence, in order to ensure the universal implementation of compulsory helmet use and to establish a more responsible driving behavior.

The helmet is not just accessories – it is a responsibility that saves lives. “