March 01, 2024
The European Parliament has agreed on a new set of regulations concerning driver’s licenses. One of the plans is to increase the weight limiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 01, 2024
In Belgium, almost one in five injury accidents is a unilateral accident, a traffic accident involving only one road user – a motorist or This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 29, 2024
The European Parliament rejects limiting the validity period of driving licenses for older drivers. Earlier, European Mobility Ministers alsThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 29, 2024
Volvo Cars’ connected safety technology can now alert drivers of accidents ahead. You’re driving down a winding country road. It’s impThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 27, 2024
The Roads and Traffic Agency (Agentschap Wegen en Verkeer, AWV) is building a bicycle bridge and an ecoduct over the Boslaan (N75) in LanklaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 26, 2024
The number of bicycle paths along regional roads in Flanders that are in excellent or decent condition has increased slightly, by 3,3%, to 6This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 21, 2024
Traffic Safety Institute Vias pleads for the introduction of controls for nitrous oxide – the so-called ‘laughing gas’ – on the road. ThThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 15, 2024
According to research by the Dutch mobility organization ANWB and its German sister club ADAC (Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club), some sThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 14, 2024
The Dutch police have a new weapon against high-speed and high-power electric bicycles. They recently introduced a roadside testing platformThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 13, 2024
Flemish Minister of Mobility Lydia Peeters (Open Vld) resolutely opts for more structural measures to address the capacity problems at the tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 07, 2024
Most drivers (98.4%) tested for alcohol during the last winter campaign blew negative. That was the best result since the so-called ‘Bob’ caThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 31, 2024
The University of Ghent has appointed Meredith Glaser as an academic expert for more and safer bicycle traffic. Glaser is an internationallyThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 29, 2024
The Flemish government has approved the Regional Spatial Implementation Plan for the northern part of the Ring Road around Brussels, bringinThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 29, 2024
The public prosecutor’s office in Limburg has announced stricter action against mobile phone use behind the wheel. From February 1st, anyoneThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 26, 2024
Venice will install speed cameras for boats along its world-famous canals. The city hopes this measure will limit the speed of motorized boaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 23, 2024
Three years after the introduction of the 30 km/hour rule in Brussels, Brussels Mobility can only present a fine balance sheet: the introducThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 23, 2024
Car manufacturers are making increasingly wider cars. For instance, the 1974 Volkswagen Golf was ‘only’ 1,610 m wide, but the 2019 version mThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 10, 2024
London still has the world’s slowest city center for motorists. That’s according to the new TomTom index. This puts the British capital at tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 28, 2023
The Flemish Traffic Center, the watchdog of traffic jams in the most populated Belgian Region, which has been counting traffic to calculate This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 18, 2023
GM daughter Cruise, a robotaxi company, is said to have fired one out of four employees. That’s approximately 900 people and 24% of all fullThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 18, 2023
On Friday, the Belgian Federal Council of Ministers will consider the final details of a Royal Decree to ban nitrous oxide, the so-called ‘lThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 14, 2023
Federal Mobility Minister Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo) has presented the new code of public roads. The current Belgian road code was about half This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 14, 2023
Tesla faces a setback in North America. The electric car manufacturer must initiate a recall of approximately two million vehicles in the USThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 05, 2023
There will be no specific validity restriction on driving licenses for the over-70s in Europe. They will also not undergo mandatory medical This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 01, 2023
Research by the Flemish Foundation for Traffic Knowledge (Vlaamse Stichting Verkeerskunde, VSV) shows that half of the truck drivers place oThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 01, 2023
In Machelen, the new 710-meter-long bicycle and pedestrian bridge, the longest in Flanders, has been in place since Thursday. The new bridgeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 30, 2023
Starting on January 1st, 2024, truck drivers who want to take the ADR exam to transport dangerous goods can finally do so digitally in FlandThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 28, 2023
The F34 bicycle highway between Ostend and Zeebrugge (Belgium) is taking shape. It will connect Nieuwpoort and Knokke-Heist and bicycle trafThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 27, 2023
Municipalities will soon be allowed to install fixed speed cameras and average speed checks in bicycle streets. The Flemish government has dThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 27, 2023
According to the Federal Agency for Occupational Risks (Fedris), the number of work accidents on the road has significantly increased comparThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 27, 2023
The new fiscal rules for pickups, making them no longer exempt from registration taxes and losing the low annual road tax prerogative, have This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 23, 2023
The speed limit on the Paris Ring Road will drop from 70 to 50 km/hour. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced this during the presentation of tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 21, 2023
A 70 km/hour speed limit will now apply on the middle or central lane on roads in Wallonia with markings for bicycle paths on both sides. SoThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 14, 2023
In 2022, 540 people died in Belgian traffic – one out of three fatalities was a cyclist or pedestrian. This score is far from the target oThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 13, 2023
In a recent analysis of UK accident data conducted by the University of the West of England, academics have found car marketing to play a roThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 10, 2023
Using the phone while driving? Check. Not using a direction indicator when changing lanes or parking in a place for people with disabilitiesThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 08, 2023
Cars that are highly ‘self-driving’ will not be allowed to drive on Belgian roads for now. Mobility Minister Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo) remainThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 07, 2023
Cycling in Brussels is becoming increasingly popular. So reports the Brussels public service Brussels Mobility. Last week, for instance, theThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 27, 2023
Belgian courts may force people who commit serious traffic offenses to take a reintegration course from 2024. The aim is to reduce the risk This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 20, 2023
Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works Lydia Peeters has completed her draft investment program for 2024. Almost 700 projects will beThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 16, 2023
The Belgian driver still has a foot that is too heavy. For example, over half (55%) drive too fast in built-up areas at least once a month. This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 09, 2023
Flemish Mobility Minister Lydia Peeters (Open VLD) launched a ‘Flemish Task Force Autonomous Transport’, in view to coordinate and acceleratThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 27, 2023
The widely spread ANPR cameras along Flemish roads in Belgium have caught 10 714 car drivers in traffic who didn’t pay the yearly road tax iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 25, 2023
The number of average speed controls on Flemish roads is increasing rapidly. Newspaper De Tijd reports that, according to a survey by Het LaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 22, 2023
The proposal from the French Green Party to update the European driver’s permit is meeting strong opposition. On Thursday, the German GreeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 18, 2023
In January, there will be a central bicycle register in Belgium to fight bicycle theft. Federal Mobility Minister Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo) cThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 12, 2023
Flemish Mobility Minister Lydia Peeters (Open Vld) will break up the monopoly of car inspection centers in Flanders. In the future, drivers This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 11, 2023
The Gotthard tunnel, at 16,9 km the longest road tunnel in Switzerland, has been closed since Sunday. The reason is a crack in the ceiling oThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 06, 2023
You don’t have to live in Brussels for road safety, and certainly not since the rise of electric shared mobility. As many as 64% of BrusselsThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 05, 2023
Rome has not gone as far as Paris, but instead of a total ban, the Eternal City, following the example of Brussels, is limiting the number oThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 05, 2023
Driving according to the guidelines of a GPS will become a mandatory part of the practical driving test as of October 1st. So, candidate driThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 01, 2023
Mobility Minister Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo) is to amend the existing breath test procedure. The possibility of requesting a 15-minute waitingThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 31, 2023
In Paris, one of 15 000 shared e-scooters can be ridden for the last time today. From September 1st, they will be banned from the French capThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 30, 2023
Next summer, Ghent wants to organize Velo-city, a significant cycling festival and congress. The city council has set aside 180 000 euros foThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 28, 2023
The number of road deaths in Belgium decreased by 21% in the first six months of the year compared to last year. Last year, 287 people died This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 25, 2023
The Walloon government has adopted a decree to regulate fleets of shared bicycles and e-scooters in cities and to ensure more sustainable maThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 22, 2023
Road fatalities in the European Union dropped by almost 13% in 2021 compared to 2019. In 2021, they decreased in 22 of the 27 EU member statThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 18, 2023
Five years after the accident with the Stint electric cargo cart in Oss (the Netherlands), in which four children died in a collision with aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 17, 2023
In an effort to further stimulate the adoption of electric vans for goods transport, Belgian Federal Minister for Mobility Georges Gilkinet This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 10, 2023
Belgium has had 19 938 accidents with injuries or fatalities over the past ten years due to failure to observe safe following distances. TwoThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
