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A lot is changing from today for the unvaccinated citizens, who will face restrictions in many activities, as they will not be able to enter indoors without a vaccination certificate or rapid test. We also have changes in the driving schools where the following applies:

The following is allowed:

- Theoretical training courses for all categories and periodic training of a Certificate of Professional Competence (P.E.I.) for the transport of goods / passengers under the following conditions: a) keeping a distance of one and a half (1.5) meters inside the room, and b) performing a diagnostic once (1) once a week, using rapid antigen tests (rapid test) for COVID-19 coronavirus for trainees and trainers.

- Practical training courses of all categories under the following conditions: a) disinfection between successive courses of the points of the training vehicle with which the involved persons come in contact and b) conducting a diagnostic test once (1) a week, with theuse of rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 coronavirus for trainees and trainers.

It is allowed to carry out qualification and behavior tests of all categories and practical examinations for obtaining P.E.I. (Certificate of Professional Competence) subject to compliance with the following:

- Under the responsibility of the instructor present, the transfer of the candidates to and from the examination area is carried out in compliance with the restrictive measures and rules for passenger transport that have been taken due to the coronavirus COVID-19.

- a) For candidate drivers who are not fully vaccinated, a test using rapid antigen tests (rapid test) within forty eight (48) hours before the test, b) for examiners and trainers who are not fully vaccinated, a test (1) once a week, using rapid antigen tests for coronavirus COVID-19.

- Carrying out the control of the supporting documents and the questions outside the educational vehicle.

- Disinfection, between successive tests, of the points of the training vehicle with which the persons involved come in contact.

• Especially for the categories AM, Al, A2 and A, the candidate is examined wearing the provided personal equipment and clothing. In case you do not have the provided cloak (jacket) and / or pants, the use of respectively elbows, knee pads and headgear of the Driving School is allowed, which, with the care of the instructor present, must be disinfected before each use.

- Especially for categories AM, Al, A2 and A, the examiner and instructor in the following passenger vehicle sit in a diagonal position, to ensure the maximum possible distance between them.

• In all theoretical and practical examinations, as well as in the theoretical and practical training of the above cases, the fully vaccinated examiners and trainers, according to par. 2 of article 10 and the examiners and trainers who have been ill in the last six months, according to par. Article 10, as well as those who have been fully vaccinated and those who have been ill and have been ill for the last six months, shall be exempted from the control using a rapid antigen test (rapid test) for the coronavirus COVID-19.

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Those who are successfully examined in the driving exams, now through gov.gr will receive the temporary driving license digitally.

With the temporary diploma, the new drivers will be able to drive directly to the Greek territory, without a waiting period, while at the same time the crowding in the driving schools is avoided, but mainly in the regional transport services.

The temporary driving license is valid for four months, which practically means that the regions must have issued the regular diploma within four months at the latest.

The digitization of the temporary driving license is the first project implemented, in the framework of the program agreement between the Ministries of Digital Government and Infrastructure - Transport.

"The aim is to substantially facilitate the daily lives of thousands of citizens, but also to significantly accelerate the work of the competent authorities by reducing administrative burdens and dealing with bureaucratic delays," a joint statement from the relevant ministries said.

Successful drivers can enter the category "Citizens and Everyday Life" and then in the subcategory "Transportation" of gov.gr, to identify themselves with the codes Taxis net in order to receive the digital file (pdf) with the temporary driving license from the drivers platform services.gov.gr.

Seat belts do not require special technology and are fitted to all cars. Since 2006 the use of seat belts has been mandatory throughout the EU for all vehicles.

Under Union law, both drivers and passengers must wear a seat belt in any seat in which it is located.

Failure to wear a seat belt is the second leading cause of death in road accidents, after speeding. It is a more important cause than driving under the influence of alcohol.

A relevant EU road safety study (2008) concluded that the implementation of safety belt measures could save the EU up to 7.300 lives per year.

What if there are airbags? Airbags are not a substitute for a seat belt. You should always wear a seat belt even when your car has airbags.

Children:
Children under the height of 1.35 m, or traveling in a car / truck equipped with safety equipment, must use a safety system approved for their height.

Older children can use the seat belt for adults. Reversing the baby carrier in the front seat - so that the child is looking backwards - is no longer allowed, unless the airbag has been deactivated.

SAFETY ZONES AND THE LAW OF MOVEMENT

When a vehicle collides with, or is immobilized immediately and violently, and passengers not wearing seat belts continue to travel in the car at the same speed, falling on the dashboard or windshield. The momentum with which they strike is equal to the product of their kilos on the speed at the moment of impact. For example, in a collision at 60 kilometers per hour, an 80 kg man will hit with (60X80 = 4,800 kg)!

ONLY the seat belt can protect a person in such a case

The seat belt is a mechanism that protects the occupants of vehicles, when these vehicles change speed abruptly, such as e.g. in a collision due to an accident. Seat belts are used in cars, buses and airplanes. Three-point belts are used in cars, while two-point belts for passengers and four-point belts for crew are used in airplanes. Many racing cars have six-point belts.

The first seat belts were used in aircraft in 1913 and became widely used in 1930. In 1959, they became part of the standard car equipment from the Volvo car industry. In Europe, France made it mandatory to use the seat belt in urban areas in 1973 and Sweden in 1975 made it mandatory to use them in the front seats. Since 1993 it has been mandatory throughout Europe to have seat belts for all car seats.

The need to use them in the rear seats should also be emphasized. Especially for frontal collisions, studies show that if the rear passengers do not wear a seat belt, then they are thrown forward, crushing the front ones and almost 5-fold the risk of death for the front ones who wear them.