Specifically, 1,196 fifth and sixth year primary school children from all districts of Cyprus (including occupied Rizokarpaso) gathered at the Police Road Safety Park in Nicosia and, in the presence of a representative of Guinness World Records™, who officially noted the record, they all donned their protective cycle helmets provided by Cyta. The message was clear: "1,000 helmets for 1,000 children – Helmets Save Lives!”  

The willingness of youth organisations and public authorities to cooperate in order to create a road safety culture among young people in the EU and neighbouring regions was reiterated today at a road safety conference. The conference, which was organised in Lefkosia (Nicosia) by the Cyprus Presidency and the European Commission to commemorate the fourth EU Road Safety Day, was geared at raising awareness among young people. Through the findings of the conference, youth organisations, EU institutions and relevant road safety stakeholders reiterated the importance of creating a road safety culture in order to decrease the number of road deaths and injuries among young people. 

Στη μείωση των οδικών συγκρούσεων που έχουν ως βασική αιτία τη χρήση κινητού τηλεφώνου κατά τη διάρκεια της οδήγησης, στόχευε η Παγκύπρια ενημερωτική εκστρατεία, που άρχισε στις 29 Σεπτεμβρίου και ολοκληρώθηκε στις 23 Οκτωμβρίου 2011.