Athens Installs 388 Red-Light Cameras in Crackdown on Drivers Who Jump the Lights

Greater Athens authorities have completed the installation of 388 new traffic cameras across 100 junctions in a sweeping crackdown on red-light running, with the first 100 set to go live by August.

The Italian-made cameras are mounted on new pylons and angled to capture the rear of vehicles as they approach traffic lights — activating the instant a light turns red. White lines are being painted in front of signals across the network, and any vehicle that crosses them after the light changes will be automatically photographed and flagged for a fine.

The rollout will be gradual.

All footage will be reviewed by traffic police personnel before violations are formally registered, providing a human check on the automated system. 

Confirmed fines will be sent directly to motorists' mobile phones or issued through the gov.gr government services platform.

The deployment represents one of the most significant upgrades to Athens's traffic enforcement infrastructure in years, targeting a habit that has long contributed to accidents at the capital's busiest intersections.

Red-light jumping remains one of the most common — and dangerous — traffic violations in Greece, where road fatality rates continue to exceed the European Union average.

Authorities have not yet announced the size of fines motorists will face, but the sheer scale of the camera network — covering 100 junctions simultaneously — signals a clear shift from sporadic enforcement to systematic, city-wide surveillance of one of the roads' most persistent dangers.

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