When cities and municipalities would switch to smart LED lights instead of keeping the conventional lighting systems they could save 680 million euro, according to calculations of Belgian technology federation Agoria. Political party N-VA already suggested to switch to LED […]
Almost half (41%) of all Flemish drivers want more speed checks, as is the conclusion of a study by the Flemish foundation for transport studies (Vlaamse Stichting Verkeerskunde, VSV). “The biggest problem in Flanders is the difference between people’s self-image […]
Belgian railroad company NMBS/SNCB is planning to install concrete blocks at the entrance of 22 of the bigger railway stations in the country. “The preventive measure is meant to complicate access to the stations”, says NMBS/SNCB’s spokesman Bart Crols. He […]
American electric car maker Tesla is withdrawing officially from the investigation lead by the NTSB (National Transport Safetey Board) into the deadly crash, in March 2018 in Mountain View (CA), of a Tesla X Model on Autopilot. Tesla won’t swallow […]
The Japanese airbag supplier Takata has announced that the transfer of its principal activities to the American supplier Key Safety Systems has been realized and that the brand Takata is going to disappear. Meanwhile the CEO, Shigehisa Takada, the heir […]
“Hay fever is not only unpleasant, but also particularly dangerous when driving a car”, warns Belgian traffic safety institute Vias. It gives an increased risk on accidents, similar to the effects of 0,5 per mill alcohol in the blood. When […]
Death toll since 2010 in Europe went down with one fifth, in Belgium the number of people killed in traffic accidents decreased from 77 to 55 but is still higher than the European average. Last year 25.300 people lost their […]
Bicycle highways are not only a valuable alternative for commuting, they’re also a way of escaping from air pollution, as is the conclusion of researcher Jelle Hofman. Hofman lives in Kontich and works in Antwerp and between January and March […]
Each car its own tailor-made traffic information. It’s here today with apps like Waze, Coyote or TomTom Go, among others. Both Flanders and Wallonia are looking into providing this kind of tailor-made info from a governmental source, to complement today’s […]
As from Monday the Agency for Roads and Traffic (Agentschap Wegen en Verkeer) will start with the preparation for the building of rush-hour lanes on some of the acceleration and deceleration lanes in Lummen. Rush-hour lanes are extra lanes that […]
One in two Walloons set their cruise control higher than the speed limit of 120 kph on Belgian highways. One in five sets it at 125 kph, 15% at 130 kph and 2% above 140 kph, according to figures of […]
More people are pronounced physically unfit to drive a car, according to Belgian traffic safety institute Vias. A tough and painful verdict, especially for elderly people, because for them mobility is part of their quality of life. People growing older […]
Flanders fails when it comes to the technical check of trucks and buses, which is a real problem for traffic safety. According to the European rules Belgium has to execute 9.200 technical controls a year on the road, in addition […]
All new car models in Europe have to be equipped with the emergency call system eCall as from March 31st 2018. The system has special technology and automatically calls the emergency services in case of an accident. It would help […]
E-bike-riders are getting younger and younger, as seems to be the outcome of mobility organization VAB’s ‘bike barometer’. In 2015 a quarter of all e-bike-riders was younger than 55, today is it more than half (55%). Nine per cent is […]
Waymo, a daughter company of Google-mother Alphabet, will develop a fully autonomous car together with Jaguar. In 2020 the 20.000 electrically driven i-Paces have to be on the road as driver-less taxis. In New York, Waymo CEO John Krafcik presented […]
In 2016 more than 45.000 car drivers got caught for driving and drinking. They all had exceeded the legally permitted limit of 0,5 per mill. One out of three even had more than 1,5 per mill in his blood. Better […]
Negotiations between the Flemish and Brussels Region about the plans for widening the northwesterly part of the Brussels ring road have reached total deadlock. Quality of life “Brussels will be opposed to the plans unless we come to a global […]
Belgian pharmacists sell 1,2 million doses of painkillers and sleeping pills per day. This means that one out of ten Belgian citizens has taken such medication. Reason enough for Hasselt scientist Frederick Vinckenbosch to analyze the impact of medication on […]
Bike-riding lessons for adults are booming and there seems to be a persistent demand for it. The number of candidates in the bike-riding school in Leuven doubled last year, from 115 to 232. In Antwerp some 700 people wanted to […]
The first six months of 2017 16.935 drivers were fined for driving without a driver’s license, or 92 per day, according to Belgian traffic safety institute Vias. When we look back in time, figures are staggeringly high: in less than […]
All Walloon roads, not only the motorways but also secondary roads, have to be equipped with LED (Light-Emitting Diode) lighting by 2021, as was announced by the Walloon government on Thursday. The project will cost 22 million euro. 73.000 light […]
Toyota Motor Company announced on Thursday in Japan it is suspending testing of autonomous vehicles on public roads in the US after the fatal accident with a Uber self-driving car in Tempe, Arizona (US). The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) based […]
During the first six months of 2017 the police fined 13.888 truck drivers for speeding, or about 76 a day. The year before 12.227 truckers were caught, or 68 a day. Speed limiting device According to traffic safety institute Vias […]
According to The San Francisco Chronicle quoting the Tempe (AR) police chief, Sylvia Moir, the accident with the Uber self-driving car killing a 49-year-old woman “would have been difficult to avoid in any kind of mode, autonomous or human-driven”. Moir […]
Four out of ten parents don’t dare to send their children into traffic alone. Only one-third of Flemish parents thinks traffic in their municipality is safe enough. This is the conclusion of the local authority monitor (Gemeentemonitor) for which the […]
The last ten years the number of accidents with injuries in motorcyclists went down with 24% in spite of the increased number of motorcyclists on the Belgian roads. Both motorcyclists and car drivers act more cautiously, and also motorcycles and […]
The Belgian insurance brokers are not in favour of installing a black box in the car, recording the 8 last seconds before a crash and using its data for accident analysis. A few days ago Dutch insurance brokers pleaded for […]
Ride-hailing giant Uber is suspending its autonomous car program after a self-driving car hit a woman walking her bicycle across the street in Tempe, Arizona (US) on Sunday. The 49-year-old woman, Elaine Herzberg, died of her injuries in the hospital. […]
Catching drivers being on drugs soon will be easier. A little wipe with a small piece of cloth on the steering wheel will do to find samples of possible used drugs. Until now drug detecting in traffic is a rigmarole. […]
The last two years the number of accidents with an e-bike almost doubled (+90%), according to traffic safety institute Vias. Electric bicycles are an enormous success in Belgium, they even make people climb on a bike who didn’t ride on […]
Half of the schools in Flanders should consider to close the ‘school street’ temporarily to all traffic – including parents bringing their children – in the morning, at noon and in the evening when the school bell rings. This would […]
Passenger cars should have an Event Data Recorder (EDR) on board, a so-called ‘black box’ that registers all kind of information about the car, the driving circumstances and the driver. “In case of an emergency it would be a lot […]
Flemish Mobility Minister Ben Weyts (N-VA) wants a faster way of tackling 213 dangerous traffic points and has worked out a new dynamic black list for it. The list will be updated every year. ‘Quick wins’ Today the situation on […]
The Dutch police starts an experiment with special speed control cameras to detect people who are driving and using their smart phone at the steering wheel at the same time. Goal is to fine more drivers for this dangerous behaviour. […]
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