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EXia, a spin-off of the Brussels University VUB, founded in 2013, has developed a sensor system for trucks that actively warns the truck driver of vulnerable road users in the blind spot zone around the vehicle. Insurer Ethias supports this […]
Flemish Mobility Minister Lydia Peeters (Open Vld) wants to reorganize 125 junctions of Flemish regional roads this year and make them conflict-free. Conflict-free junctions are crossings where cyclists and pedestrians never get the green light when cars can turn off […]
Flanders already has 238 average speed checks, but Minister for Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), wants to install 161 more – spread over 135 locations – to improve safety. Minister Peeters also urges her federal colleague of Internal Affairs, Annelies […]
Mobibus, the interactive and traveling exhibition of mobility and traffic safety, will focus on children with special needs this school year. The bus was initially intended for pupils of secondary schools, but the project was stopped when the corona crisis […]
Brussels Minister for Mobility, Elke Van den Brandt (Groen), does not dare to set a date on introducing the kilometer tax in Brussels. She said this is an interview with La Dernière Heure, published on Tuesday. Nevertheless, the Minister remains […]
Chevrolet has been working on the Chevrolet Bolt recall for some time. However, due to possible fire risk in the battery, the carmaker will replace the battery of all impacted vehicles. Today, it appears that all European Opel Ampera-e models […]
Following in the footsteps of many other cities in and out of France, such as Brussels, Paris introduces a citywide speed limit of 30 kph. Paris’ alderman for Transport, David Belliard (Europe Ecologie les Verts), who announced it a while […]
Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), will invest 100 million euros in new cycling paths in the eastern Flemish periphery of Brussels. In total, 45 km of new infrastructure for fast cycle lanes will be added. “Many commuters […]
The Brussels-based start-up Decarbone specializes in converting combustion engine vans to electric vehicles but faces administrative problems in Belgium to register these EVs, as the legal framework still lacks. In June, Decarbone received the Sustainable Impact Award presented by Triodosbank […]
The new bridges spanning the Europalaan between Dilsen-Stokkem and Opoeteren, and the Vaartstraat in Rotem were inaugurated on Tuesday. The new bridge, also serving as a wildlife crossing or ‘eco-duct’, is 60 meters long and hovers nine meters high above […]
Although higher and higher prices are being paid for exclusive classic cars, it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep this driving heritage operational. Will a lack of experienced professionals soon force the vintage cars into static museums? There are approximately […]
In Temse, three bridges over the river Scheldt connect the province of Antwerp, on the right bank, and the province of East Flanders, on the left bank of the river Scheldt. Parts of those bridges – on the line connecting […]
The Brussels Region is continuing to make more and more of the capital’s roads suitable for cycling. Last but not least: Avenue Louise, the major road with seven lanes (eight in some places) that links the Louise roundabout to the […]
The Flemish authorities want to improve the circulation of trams in the cities of Antwerp and Ghent and, therefore, introduce a pilot project on two lines in Ghent. Almost 300 junctions in the cities – 288 to be precise – […]
The American highway safety watchdog NHTSA is opening a new investigation into the alleged role of Tesla’s Autopilot system in eleven accidents between 2018 and 2021, where one person was killed and 17 injured. The NHTSA says the involved vehicles […]
Consternation in France: the decree published on Wednesday making the biennial technical inspection of two-wheelers compulsory was “suspended until further notice” at the request of Emmanuel Macron, the President of the Republic, the transport ministry told AFP on Thursday. The […]
In the first six months of this year, 109 people died in traffic accidents in Flanders. That is almost a quarter more than in the same period of 2020 (88 deaths). Moreover, this is the highest traffic toll since 2016. […]
The Brussels Region urgently needed to secure the Botanic tunnel; otherwise, Emir Kir, the Mayor of Saint Josse, was threatening to close it for safety reasons. According to a detailed report ordered by Mr. Kir, the railings on both sides […]
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Mobility Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo) wants to simplify traffic regulation for cyclists and pedestrians. The new Royal decree, published on July 15th, became effective on August 1st, 2021. It allows two-colored traffic lights for cyclists […]
The Antwerp Kennedy tunnel and four other tunnels – Craeybeckx, Tijsmans, Beveren, and the Brussels Quatre Bras – will be equipped with barriers. Safety regulations require them to be closed in case of accidents, the Agency for Roads and Traffic […]
Belgian police are testing the Mesa Fusion ‘super radar’ these days on the E411 near Namur on the Beez viaduct spanning the river Meuse. Developed by French Indemia (former Safran), this radar trap can monitor up to 32 vehicles on […]
Because speeding drivers will be dealt with more severely, the Belgian Government expects an influx of traffic fines. That is why an extra public prosecutor’s office will be set up, headed by a national prosecutor. The Council of Ministers decided […]
In Flanders, the number of bridges, tunnels, and quay walls in bad repair almost doubled in a few years. Flanders has 2 777 bridges, tunnels, and quay walls. Many of them (447) are in poor condition, 205 are in a […]
The car park under the Antwerp Groenplaats will be partly reallocated as a bicycle park with space for 800 bicycles. This is what Antwerp’s Alderman for Mobility, Koen Kennis (N-VA), has announced. As a result, about 100 parking spaces for […]
After the construction of the tunnel under the beltway in Lier, the province of Antwerp has installed the first part of the bicycle bridge covering the train rails at the train station in Lier. The final bridge, expected to be […]
One-quarter of all bicycle accidents in Ghent are caused by tram rails. That is what figures from the emergency department of the UZ Gent hospital indicate. Cyclists get stuck in the rails or slip away while crossing the rails. As […]
The Walloon Agency for Road Safety (l’Agence Walonne pour la Sécurité Routière, AWSR) warns against using drugs while driving. Figures indicate that the use of drugs causes one in ten fatalities on Walloon roads. One Walloon in twenty also admits […]
The Oslo City Council has adopted a series of restrictions on e-scooters to limit the inconvenience and accidents they can cause. To prevent accidents that often occur at night when people are drunk, from August, the use of e-scooters will […]
The Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), has the ambition to reduce the number of traffic deaths by 25% in 2025 (from 315 to 237), 50% in 2030 (still 158), and she aims at a zero vision by […]
From the end of August, a 30 km/hour speed limit will apply in almost all of Paris, except for the ring road around the French capital, the so-called Boulevards des Maréchaux and some traffic axes. The green Alderman for Transport, […]
Traffic safety is essential to move around freely. Unfortunately, there are still far too many traffic accidents, and we desperately need safer (shared) mobility. That is why Vice-Premier and Minister of Mobility, Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo), wants to organize a large-scale […]
On Sunday, Flemish Minister of Tourism, Zuhal Demir (N-VA), officially inaugurated a new bicycle attraction in the Limburg national park Hoge Kempen. ‘Cycling through the Heather’, as the new attraction in Maasmechelen is called, is a brand new wooden bridge […]
Paris city hall has threatened the three private operators of shared e-scooters operating in the capital not to renew their contracts if they do not progress on speed limits and parking. The threat of ban comes after several fatal incidents […]
Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), just introduced a new campaign for drivers to reduce speed when approaching road works. “Traffic safety is a top priority for me,” she says. Inattention and speeding often cause […]
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 […]
