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On Thursday, municipalities, police zones, mobility operators, and citizens’ associations gathered for the Brussels Mobility’s Road Safety summit. The authority wishes to put road safety as a number one priority and reduce the death toll to zero by 2030. The […]
Relatives of the dramatic Stint accident in Oss, in September 2018, have asked whether the vehicle can be rebaptized when it will hit the road again. Edwin Renzen, the builder of the Stint, has complied with this request, and the […]
The number of speed pedelecs on the Belgian roads increased significantly in 2019. More and more people consider the fast-riding bikes an alternative for their second car. According to the service for vehicle registrations (Dienst voor Inschrijvingen Voertuigen, DIV), last […]
Speed controls with mobile speed cameras have become useless in The Netherlands due to the popular app, Flitsmeister, that allows drivers to warn each other for speed controls. Last year, there were more controls but 10% fewer fines, according to […]
Bicycle courier Baptistine has created several maps of Brussels that show the travel time between various key locations. Handy for those who want to estimate the time it takes to travel between two points by bike in Brussels. For the […]
From 2021, the entire Brussels region will become a 30 kph zone where the maximum speed of 30 km/hour will become the norm. However, there will also be exceptions to this rule, for example, on dedicated lanes on which buses […]
The Belgian brewer, AB Inbev, the producer of the famous Jupiler beer, launched a remarkable sensitizing campaign this week on radio and television. In the build-up to the Brussels Motor Show that is opening its door on Friday, the brewer […]
On January 1st, 2021, in one year, Brussels will have completed its speed limit reduction to 30 kph on most of the Region’s streets. Today, the government begins discussions with the 19 municipalities, police zones, and public transport operators, to […]
Belgium fails to reduce the number of road deaths on its roads. In 2018, 604 people were killed at a national level, in Flanders there were 310. This resulted in 52 road deaths for every million inhabitants in Belgium. As […]
For the Belgian company XenomatiX, participating in the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas will be a significant start of an extraordinary year. As a Louvain spin-off of Imec, the company produces the so-called lidar sensors. Multi-beam approach Thanks […]
Film music composer Hans Zimmer (62) from now on creates sounds for new electric BMWs. Zimmer created his first sound for the BMW Vision M Next concept car, but he will also make compositions for upcoming production models. From 2021 […]
Make driving with an automatic gearbox the new normal, and provide extra lessons to those who still want to learn how to change gears. That’s what Chris Vanhee proposes, who gives driving skills training with ProMove, and will soon be […]
With the new Mobility law, French department heads will be able to reinstate the 90 km/hour speed limit after a year of battle against PM Edouard Philippe’s supposedly safer 80 km/hour limit. However, deputies are now getting cold feet, as […]
The Flemish Government has committed itself to reduce the number of road deaths to 200 by 2020. A miracle will have to be done to achieve this target. Critics say it is next to impossible. In the first nine months […]
On September 29th, the Flemish authorities launched a campaign with the motto ‘Be a control cruiser’. The initiative was meant to make people respect speed limits. Billboards were posted along the roads and highways, and the slogan was broadcasted in […]
According to the latest Touring survey, using a hand-held device such as a smartphone while driving is the most annoying behavior on the road. It’s closely followed in the ranking by not indicating and too high speeds. Touring calls for […]
Police judge Peter D’Hondt believes that candidate drivers deserve more severe penalties for the slightest offense. “Now, all I can do is fine them.” He makes his statement after a 20-year-old care provider was killed in a traffic accident in […]
In the Netherlands, the House of Representatives is considering the shared scooter, the small electric rental scooter that is already available in many foreign cities. Scientists, however, see many drawbacks. Unsafe Four suppliers, Bird, Lime, Tier, and Voi, made a […]
Traffic institute Vias wants to increase the chances of catching drunken drivers by privatizing speed checks. “This way more policemen have their hands free to carry out alcohol checks,” Vias says. According to a recent figure from Vias, more and […]
Mechelen and Bonheiden (Flanders, Belgium) have started an experiment with a kind of ‘guiding lights’ along the bicycle path next to the N15. The lights are getting stronger when a cyclist or pedestrian is passing by, and they are dimmed […]
Super trucks with a length of 32 meters will soon be on display in the Netherlands, now that the RDW (Road Traffic Service) has given permission for an extensive test with the super truck, which can reduce CO2 emissions by […]
The long-awaited study of the Motivity consortium, ordered by the Flemish government, is finally ready. One conclusion jumps out: if Flanders wants to battle congestion and make the polluters pay, a general system of road-pricing is the best solution. The […]
City centers in The Netherlands have become increasingly more inaccessible for cars because of the introduction of low-emission zones, high parking fees or the decreasing number of parking places. People are forced to use public transport or to go by […]
In the Belgian traffic, almost one hit-and-run accident takes place every two hours. The culprits usually are men younger than 25, who are often driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Solitary confinement Last year, 4.433 drivers fled after […]
The D’Ieteren family invests in autonomous car technology. Through its holding company, SPDG (Société Anonyme de Participation et de Gestion), it participates in a 20 million euros capital round of the French start-up Outsight. The company, which was only founded […]
Transfering the moped from the bicycle path to the road has significantly improved traffic safety and traffic flow in Amsterdam. That is what the city concludes after the first evaluation of the new regulation that was introduced on April 8th […]
One of the 350 measures included in the Flemish Climate Plan is a reduction of the maximum allowed speed on the Brussels ring road to 100 kph. The Climate Plan argues that this is good for the environment, safety, and […]
Under the #UberCestOver hashtag, created in response to the testimony of a Strasbourg student, many women in France and Belgium report harassment, sexual assault, and even rape by Uber drivers. The platform just made its mea culpa, but inappropriate attitudes […]
Where safety was one of the top three buying reasons for a long time, actual car buyers are according more importance to other criteria, such as comfort, energy consumption, and connectivity. But the price remains criterium number one. Many dealers […]
The fast electric bicycle, the speed pedelec, is under fire. Some talk about ‘the new cycling terrorist’; others call them ‘the BMW of the bicycle path’. But why does this fast e-bike arouse so much irritation? Because the speed of […]
Half of all bicycle paths still don’t meet the standard the government imposes itself. According to regular countings, the number of cyclists is increasing exponentially. More than one out of ten employees already use the bike for commuting, which is […]
Today, slightly more than 80% of the almost 1.400 speed cameras along the Flemish regional roads are operational. In May 2018, it was still 84%. The original goal was to have 85% of them operational by the end of 2018 […]
Electric cars are usually safe, but there are circumstances in which they can ignite. Statistically, this is certainly not more common than with thermally powered vehicles, but the extinguishing process is much more complex. Emergency services are not (yet) equipped […]
Driving when sleepy is dangerous. That is why the police will check on sleepiness using a saliva test. Drivers are free to take the test. ‘Unexpected killer’ “Sleepiness is an unexpected killer,” says Werner De Dobbeleer of the Flemish Foundation […]
Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) are likely to make driving more dangerous than provide more safety. Drivers are increasingly handing over ‘control of the wheel’ to their car. But they have no idea what the ‘autopilot’ exactly does. This is […]
