{"id":4452,"date":"2026-05-07T14:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=4452"},"modified":"2026-05-07T14:47:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:47:00","slug":"michael-chrysochoidis-new-komvos-plan-for-traffic-and-interventions-for-scooters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=4452","title":{"rendered":"Michael Chrysochoidis: New &#8220;KOMVOS&#8221; plan for traffic and interventions for scooters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The traffic problem in Attica and the use of electric skates was mentioned by Minister of Citizen Protection, <b>Michalis Chrysochoidis<\/b>, in an interview with the radio station &#8220;Parapolitika 90.1&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to the new <b>&#8220;KOMVOS&#8221;<\/b> operational plan for traffic, he noted that the aim is to improve traffic in Attica through the use of personnel, technology and <b>artificial intelligence<\/b>. He said about <b>150 police officers will operate daily on key roads,<\/b> while the traffic police operations centre will be fully modernised, gathering data from 24 different sources to provide real-time instructions and alternative routes. The project will also involve drones patrolling the basin, with full deployment expected by the end of May.<\/p>\n<p>For electric scooters, the minister stressed the <b>need for comprehensive planning in collaboration with Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.<\/b> He said the key issues relate to uncontrolled parking, high-speed development, use by <b>adults<\/b> and insurance for drivers and citizens in case of accidents. At the same time, he noted that <b>European practices are being examined in order to establish a safe and functional framework for their use without losing their environmentally friendly character.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Finally, referring to <b>tourist buses<\/b>, he noted that the Traffic Police carry out daily interventions in central points of Athens to remove vehicles that cause traffic congestion, stressing that &#8220;everyone should respect public space and the social contract of coexistence in the city.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The traffic problem in Attica and the use of electric skates was mentioned by the Minister of Civil Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis, in a &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4453,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-greece"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}