Sixty-five percent of the road accidents that took place in Athens occurred in the center of the city. In 2008, a whopping 363 people were killed and 8965 injured in Athens. The five most dangerous crossroads in Athens are:
1) Faliro
Aphroditis & Poseidonos
2) Voula
Athinaidos & Kalimnos
3) Kallitheas
Thiseos & Plessas
4) Maroussi
Vas. Sofias & Kifisias
5) Metamorfosi
Karaiskaki & Tatoiou
...via e-tipos (greek only)
posted on Friday, February 27
jkots... ...That is incredible and sad. According to the article 65% of victims are on motorbikes or are pedestrians. It is quite unsurprising about the former, considering the still plentiful number of Athenians who refuse to wear a helmet or else drive around in barely road-worthy "papakia".