April 12, 2022
The number of seriously injured traffic victims in the Netherlands has increased spectacularly (+18%) in the last ten years. In 2021, 110 00This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 11, 2022
After a pilot project launched in October 2021, Minister of Justice, Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open Vld), has announced that all average speThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 07, 2022
The VAT on bicycles and e-bikes will not be reduced to 6% in Belgium, according to a Royal Decree published in the Belgian Official Journal This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 07, 2022
During the first half of 2021, more than 1,6 million drivers in Flanders – 11% more than in the same period in 2019 – were caught speediThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 01, 2022
The Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), rejects the idea of introducing a maximum speed limit of 100 km/hour on the highThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 25, 2022
Flanders wants to force a new ‘peak capacity tariff’ to calculate the part of every household’s electricity invoice for grid maintenance andThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 25, 2022
Ride-hailing giant Uber is smoking the peace pipe with the New York yellow cabs by integrating their service on its app. Users and yellow caThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 24, 2022
According to the newspaper L’Echo, Euro 4 diesel cars driving inside the Brussels Low-Emission Zone (LEZ) won’t be fined until July. TheThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 23, 2022
While the reform on the Walloon car tax is drafted, with the implementation of CO2 emission standards and weight limits in the calculation, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 22, 2022
Motorized two-wheelers are more popular than ever in Belgium. Last year, 30 526 people received a driver’s license for such vehicles. That iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 22, 2022
The US State of Washington has passed a bill banning the sale, purchase, and registration of new gasoline-powered vehicles of the model yearThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 18, 2022
The Flemish Minister for Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), allocates an additional 1,6 million euros to tackle illegal dumping along the FThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 17, 2022
The die is cast. The Ministers of Mobility of the different Belgian governments have finally decided to ban e-scooters from the footway. FroThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 17, 2022
An electric car in the style of the VW Beetle was presented at the Shanghai Motor Show last year. The Beetle-like vehicle comes from Ora, a This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 16, 2022
The noisiest and heaviest aircraft must be banned from Brussels Airport. That is what the Federal Ombudsman for the national airport, PhilipThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 15, 2022
Finally, the Belgian Federal Government has reached an agreement on Monday evening to lower the excise on fuel and bring the VAT on gas backThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 15, 2022
The Flemish government will increase premiums for renovation, insulation, heat pumps, and renewable energy for this and next year. The budgeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 14, 2022
Physical aggression in traffic increases. According to traffic safety institute Vias, the number of cases tripled in five years. Last year, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 14, 2022
The Brussels Parliament has approved the proposal to better regulate shared e-scooters, bikes, and mopeds. The text provides compulsory parkThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 11, 2022
Flemish Minister of Mobility Lydia Peeters (Open Vld) doesn’t want a ‘refresh’ test for car drivers ten years after they’ve passed their iniThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 09, 2022
Given the preparation for the new Euro 7/VII emission standards (expected for this summer), the European car manufacturers association ACEA This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 09, 2022
Minister for Climate Transition and Environment Alain Maron (Ecolo) announced that the city of Brussels had approved the budget hike for itsThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 28, 2022
Belgian rail network manager, Infrabel, and rail company NMBS/SNCB will be able to invest an additional 445 million euros in the coming yearThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 28, 2022
Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), is planning to reserve 300 million euros for safe and comfortable bicycle infrastrucThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 22, 2022
The Brussels City Council has given the go-ahead to the new circulation plan for the capital’s Pentagon by a large majority. The new circulaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 22, 2022
Brussels Minister of Mobility, Elke Van den Brandt (Groen), is happy with the results of the latest traffic safety barometer of traffic safeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 18, 2022
After just over a year of “Zone 30”, Brussels Mobility is launching a new road safety campaign to raise awareness of the need to respect theThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 17, 2022
As of the 28th of February, the city of Oxford is putting the brakes on all non-zero emission vehicles in its city center. As part of a piloThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 14, 2022
The Agency for Roads and Traffic (Agentschap Wegen en Verkeer, AWV) has decided to reduce the number of traffic signs along the Flemish roadThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 11, 2022
The European Parliament wants to make batteries more sustainable by reducing their environmental and social impact. Therefore, the EnvironmeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 09, 2022
Last year, the Brussels police checked more than 33 million motorists on driving speed, and 68 568 of them were caught speeding. That is 17%This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 08, 2022
“Rasen ist out.” In Germany, the famous road safety quote is receiving strong political support these days. The renewed discussion on whetheThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 08, 2022
The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) is slightly optimistic about car sales in 2022 but also deeply worried about the pThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 08, 2022
Increasing numbers of offenses against payment of road traffic tax have been identified with foreign number plates and trader number plates.This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 08, 2022
Flemish Minister of Patrimonial Estate, Matthias Diependaele (N-VA), supports Zuhal Demir (N-VA), Flemish Minister of the Environment, in heThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 03, 2022
In a response to the ruling of the Belgian Council of State, Ghent decided to scrap the ‘discrimination’ in allowing an unlimited access pasThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 01, 2022
The 55 billion euros of fossil fuel subsidies handed out annually by EU governments threaten to derail the union’s ambitious climate plans, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 31, 2022
The bicycle brigade of the police zone Brussels Capital Ixelles recorded 87 757 offenses in 2021. That comes down to an average of 240 finesThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 28, 2022
This year, Alderman for Mobility in Liège, Gilles Foret (MR), is planning an awareness campaign for the private sector regarding secure bicThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 27, 2022
British car drivers will be forced to use the ‘Dutch reach’ method to open one of the car doors. The new measure is one of the eleven new drThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 26, 2022
As part of the Region’s ‘Good Move’ mobility plan, 50 zones will benefit from profound road infrastructure redesigns by 2030. SchaerbeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 25, 2022
Since the corona crisis, the number of young drivers (18-34 years old) using drugs while driving increased gradually. The percentage of thosThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 20, 2022
Three-quarters of the advertisements for cars are still promoting vehicles with an internal combustion engine (ICE). That is the result of aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 19, 2022
In an interview with four European media, the CEO of Stellantis, Carlos Tavares, gave his thoughts on Europe’s campaign to phase out the iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 18, 2022
According to a YouGov survey, a large majority of people support stricter EU car emission rules for manufacturers to make cars as clean as pThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 18, 2022
One thousand thirty-eight drivers are currently driving around with an alcolock in Belgium. That is what traffic institute Vias found out. IThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 17, 2022
The kilometer charge for trucks works because the proportion of clean trucks on Belgian roads is steadily increasing, with 80% of the trucksThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 17, 2022
Flemish Minister of Domestic Policy, Bart Somers (Open Vld), annuls Bonheiden’s decision to sign a public-private cooperation (Publiek-PrivaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 17, 2022
Since 1 January 2022, Euro 4 diesel vehicles, or the last generation of diesel vehicles without a particulate filter, have been banned from This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 14, 2022
This Thursday, the European Court of Justice overturned the partial annulment of a European regulation relaxing Euro 6 emission standards. IThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 14, 2022
Flanders is planning to intensify the enforcement of the passing restrictions for truckers when it rains. The Flemish authorities, thereforeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 13, 2022
A recent study ordered by the Swiss canton of Valais reveals that, on mountain roads, plug-in hybrid vehicles emit up to four times more CO2This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 13, 2022
Officers of the Malines police force frowned their brows seeing a man on an e-scooter passing an electronic speed billboard indicating he waThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 07, 2022
According to the CSC National Secretary in charge of Wallonia, Marc Becker, free public transport in Wallonia is a social affair in additionThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 06, 2022
The Dutch government wants companies with a hundred employees or more to measure and report the emission levels of their staff. Employers wiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 05, 2022
German air transport group Lufthansa is set to cancel 33 000 flights by late March due to the effect of the resurging pandemic. However, to This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 04, 2022
In the French department of Yvelines, near Paris, a new kind of automated police control has been installed. This time, for the first time iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 04, 2022
Three liberal members of Parliament have submitted a bill for the introduction of a green courtesy light for voluntary firefighters. Jasper This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 03, 2022
From 1 January this year, France restricts international freight transport by trucks over 44 tons. More than 40 tons will only be permitted This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 30, 2021
As of 1 March 2022, all automotive ads published in France will have to feature a new warning notice about pollution. It will read: “For shoThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
