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While the average number of cyclists in Brussels increase by 64% in 2020, two-wheeled journeys varied widely with the health measures. That’s the conclusion of the observation of cycling trends in 2020 by the non-profit organization Pro Vélo at the […]
Flemish Minister for Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), has launched a new approach to tackle unsafe traffic situations. MIA – Mobiliteit Innovatief Aanpakken – was presented on Monday in Hasselt. With the MIA approach, the new and innovative way to […]
The Flemish Minister for Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), has announced twenty additional average speed checks on the Flemish regional roads. Together, they represent a three-million-euro investment. Flanders prefers average speed checks above speed control cameras because they’re more effective. […]
According to the Data Analytics Center (DAC) of the Union of Insurance Companies, most driving aid systems contribute to driving safety. The Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), as they are usually called, improve safety on the road and lower the […]
The number of traffic deaths in 2020 went down spectacularly. According to calculations of the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), in the past ten years, it decreased by 37%. In 2020, 18 844 people died on European roads, 3 900 […]
Flemish broadcasting company VRT will provide specific information for cyclists as of September, as intended already one year ago. A large-scale project called ‘The High Gear’ (De Grote Versnelling) will be launched to gather all stakeholders and make so-called ‘bicycle […]
The buses of the Brussels public transport company MIVB/STIB will disappear completely from the pedestrian zone in the capital. Until now, they only ran on a short stretch between Verversstraat and Fontainasplein, but that loop is being scrapped. The reason […]
In the coming ten years, the port of Antwerp is planning to invest more than 40 million euros in bicycle infrastructure in and around the harbor. Mobility needs to improve and all companies in the neighborhood have to be easily […]
The Leuven-based company OTRA Solutions is launching a digital platform for drivers, companies, and parking operators in the transport sector. The real-time parking tool has to offer a solution for the increasing parking problems along the major European traffic axes. […]
In Flanders last year, the police recorded 7 539 offenses against the law on driving under the influence of drugs. That is an increase of 8% compared to 2019 (6 983 offenses) according to figures from the federal police. In […]
With MIA (Mobility Innovative Approach), there will be no-regulation zones all over Flanders. For example, problematic intersections, roundabouts, and approach and exit roads can be tackled more quickly. This is a three-year experiment in which the Flemish government wants to […]
Last Friday, three new tunnels for cyclists and one for public transport were officially inaugurated in Hasselt. Cyclists and pedestrians can already use the new tunnels; public transport has to wait until next week. Road traffic was already allowed since […]
Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), wants to test, via pilot projects, how bicycles can be more easily used for goods transport. She has drawn up a regulatory framework for this. “Certainly, in an urban context, transport by […]
Beliris, a cooperation agreement between the federal and Brussels-Capital Region, has a budget of 845 million euros ready for the capital for the period between 2020 and 2022. More than a third of this will be invested in mobility, amounting […]
Many municipalities are undertaking work on a new sewer system that separates wastewater and rainwater. But in Sijsels, near Damme, the administration is going a step further and constructing Belgium’s first permeable road. Such a road allows for the rainwater […]
The railway crossings project in Diepenbeek (Limburg province) entered a new phase this weekend with numerous construction works on future bridges and a tunnel under the track at the station. Railway management company Infrabel is carrying out major infrastructure work […]
The recent decision in Belgium about the electrification of company cars has emphasized the problem of infrastructure. Charging infrastructure is a regional matter. The Flemish Minister of domestic governance, Bart Somers (Open VLD), has launched a facilitating plan, but not […]
Mobile average speed checks would be an efficient solution to improve traffic safety on highways, but they have to work, of course. Unfortunately, this is not the case with the mobile average speed checks Flanders wants to use. Apparently, they’re […]
The Belgian Parliament has approved a bill to impose higher fines for people driving up a grade crossing when traffic is obstructed Thursday evening. Fines can amount to between 160 and 2 000 euros. Driving up a grade crossing when […]
The European voluntary car safety performance assessment program, Euro NCAP, is sounding the alarm bell for the safety equipment of vans with an MTM of up to 3,5 tons. The organization claims that many commercial vehicles have poor safety equipment. […]
The number of traffic deaths on Belgian roads decreased by 22% during the first quarter compared to the same period last year. Also, the number of accidents with injured people went down significantly (-12%). The figures come from the most […]
The average speed has fallen, fewer accidents occur, and the travel time for road users has not increased. That is the first conclusion after introducing Zone 30 on 1 January in the Brussels Region, Europe’s largest 30 km/hour zone. “Not […]
More than eight out of ten (84%) Belgian drivers readily admit not always respecting traffic rules. This makes them the worst drivers in eleven European countries. The conclusion is reported by the Belgian Vias traffic institute, based on the new […]
The touristic Terhills site in Limburg will have crewless self-driving shuttles on its territory by 2022. The kick-off was given last Friday in the presence of the Flemish Ministers Lydia Peeters (Mobility, Open Vld) and Hilde Crevits (Economy & Innovation, […]
Last year, Car Pass received mileage readings for the first time from vehicles imported into Belgium from abroad. This revealed that fraud in an adjusted odometer was involved in 2,4% of the imported cars. This is to be compared with […]
Taxistop, the platform for shared mobility and the shared Cambio cars, has a new name and logo. The new name – Mpact – is a combination of ‘M’ for mobility and the ‘pact’ the non-profit organization makes with partners and […]
People driving up a grade crossing when traffic is obstructed risk being severely fined in the future. The Commission for Mobility ratified Marianne Verhaert’s (Open Vld) law proposition to increase the fines for such infringements on Tuesday. Fines can amount […]
Flanders’ oldest and most popular bicycle highway (F1) needs a makeover. Although the entire stretch between Antwerp and Brussels via Mechelen has been in use since 2015, some parts are already more than 15 years old and can use some […]
Work on the new Hector Henneau bridge over the Brussels Ring Road started on Friday in Zaventem. During the works, traffic is reduced to three narrowed lanes at a speed of 70 km/hour for the next three years. During the […]
The emergency phones on Walloon highways are no longer operational since last Saturday, 1 May. They are replaced by the Edwige app, which road users can use to directly contact the Perex traffic center. Apart from reporting breakdowns, one can […]
There will be no mobility test this summer in which part of the Avenue de Tervueren is sacrificed for a cycle path. Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), has decided on the withdrawal. There had been a wave […]
The British Department for Transport has announced that hands-free driving would be legalized this year. It will be limited to driving with automated lane-keeping systems at speeds of up to 37 mph (60 km/h) on highways. The government notes that […]
Flanders’ bicycle infrastructure has again been improved and expanded this weekend. On Saturday, the last new bicycle bridge for the bicycle highway linking Herentals and Balen was installed in Mol. And on Sunday, Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works, […]
Flemish authorities and the province of Limburg have traced out the course of the future bicycle highway (F74) between Hasselt and Sint-Truiden. Construction works will start in 2024 at the earliest, and some of the more complex – with bridges […]
In the Flemish-Brabant municipalities of Zaventem and Kraainem, a new cycle tunnel has been opened along the Woluwe valley on Wednesday. This was done by Flemish Minister for Mobility and Public Works, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld). The tunnel runs on […]
