{"id":194351,"date":"2026-09-22T12:30:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T10:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=194351"},"modified":"2026-09-22T11:56:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T09:56:31","slug":"one-in-five-bike-paths-along-flemish-regional-roads-is-still-a-death-strip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/fr\/2026\/09\/22\/one-in-five-bike-paths-along-flemish-regional-roads-is-still-a-death-strip\/","title":{"rendered":"Une piste cyclable sur cinq longeant les routes r\u00e9gionales flamandes reste une \u2018 bande de la mort \u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Un peu plus d'un quart des pistes cyclables situ\u00e9es sur les routes r\u00e9gionales flamandes, soit 2 623 km (26%) d'un r\u00e9seau total estim\u00e9 \u00e0 plus de 10 000 km, ne respectent pas les normes de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et ne sont pas suffisamment sur\u00e9lev\u00e9es ou s\u00e9par\u00e9es de la chauss\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<p>La province du Limbourg pr\u00e9sente la plus forte proportion de tron\u00e7ons routiers dangereux (30%), Anvers la plus faible (21%) et, parmi les grandes villes, Genk n'en compte que 6%, contre un chiffre surprenant de 34% dans la ville de Gand, r\u00e9put\u00e9e pour \u00eatre favorable aux cyclistes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c De nombreuses villes et collectivit\u00e9s locales investissent dans la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des cyclistes, mais le gouvernement flamand ne le fait pas sur ses routes \u201d, d\u00e9clare Bogdan Vanden Berghe (Groen), d\u00e9put\u00e9 au Parlement flamand. L'Union des cyclistes (Fietsersbond) critique \u00e9galement cette politique.<\/p>\n<h4>Fini les pistes cyclables dangereuses<\/h4>\n<p>Comme de nombreuses pistes cyclables dangereuses subsistent, Groen r\u00e9clame un \u201c projet du si\u00e8cle pour la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des cyclistes \u201d, \u00e0 l\u2019image d\u2019Oosterweel, ce grand projet d\u2019infrastructure sur le p\u00e9riph\u00e9rique d\u2019Anvers destin\u00e9 \u00e0 la fois au trafic routier et cycliste. Le parti souhaite que la ministre flamande de la Mobilit\u00e9, Annick De Ridder (N-VA), pr\u00e9sente un plan d\u00e9taill\u00e9 assorti d'un calendrier pr\u00e9cis pour la suppression de toutes les pistes cyclables dangereuses.<\/p>\n<p>M. Groen souhaite \u00e9galement que le ministre alloue ces fonds dans le cadre du prochain Programme d'investissement int\u00e9gr\u00e9 (GIP), qui regroupe l'ensemble des investissements relevant de son domaine de comp\u00e9tence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c Pour De Ridder, la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des cyclistes ne semble pas constituer une v\u00e9ritable priorit\u00e9 politique \u201d, d\u00e9clare Vanden Berghe. \u201c Il n\u2019y a ni \u00e9ch\u00e9ances claires, ni objectifs interm\u00e9diaires mesurables, ni garanties. \u201d Il reconna\u00eet toutefois que la construction de pistes cyclables est un projet de longue haleine, raison pour laquelle il plaide \u00e9galement en faveur de mesures temporaires.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c Par exemple, on pourrait installer temporairement des parpaings \u00e0 plusieurs endroits. Une autre solution consiste \u00e0 r\u00e9duire la limitation de vitesse sur les routes les plus dangereuses. \u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Deuxi\u00e8me r\u00e9gion cyclable d'Europe<\/h4>\n<p>Dans un communiqu\u00e9, le ministre flamand De Ridder souligne qu\u2019environ 300 millions d\u2019euros sont actuellement investis chaque ann\u00e9e dans les infrastructures cyclables, contre 80 millions d\u2019euros auparavant. \u201c Et ces efforts portent leurs fruits. La Flandre occupe d\u00e9sormais la deuxi\u00e8me place parmi les r\u00e9gions cyclables d\u2019Europe, derri\u00e8re les Pays-Bas. \u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c Nous devrions certainement en \u00eatre un peu plus fiers. Bien s\u00fbr, le travail n\u2019est pas termin\u00e9 : nous voulons rendre toutes les pistes cyclables plus s\u00fbres. Nous faisons donc ind\u00e9niablement des progr\u00e8s \u201d, d\u00e9clare M. De Ridder.<\/p>\n<p>Dans le m\u00eame temps, le ministre estime qu\u2019il n\u2019est pas r\u00e9aliste de construire des pistes cyclables s\u00e9par\u00e9es partout. \u201c Il n\u2019y a pas toujours assez d\u2019espace, surtout dans les zones urbaines, et ce n\u2019est pas non plus n\u00e9cessaire partout. Cela d\u00e9pend en grande partie de la configuration de la route et des limitations de vitesse en vigueur \u201d, explique M. De Ridder, qui conclut que le r\u00e9seau cyclable flamand est, en r\u00e9alit\u00e9, exceptionnel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c Partez faire une balade \u00e0 v\u00e9lo en Wallonie, en France, en Espagne ou au Portugal, et cherchez des pistes cyclables s\u00e9par\u00e9es en dehors des grandes villes. Vous n\u2019en trouverez pas beaucoup \u201d, m\u00eame si l\u2019on pourrait tout aussi bien citer l\u2019Allemagne ou les Pays-Bas comme contre-exemple de ce qu\u2019il faudrait faire.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_194402\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-194402\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-194402 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/UntitledVSV.png?resize=640%2C422&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/UntitledVSV.png?resize=1024%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/UntitledVSV.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/UntitledVSV.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-194402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source : VSV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>S\u00e9paration de la circulation des v\u00e9los et des v\u00e9hicules motoris\u00e9s<\/h4>\n<p>L'Union des cyclistes (Fietsersbond) a \u00e9galement r\u00e9agi de mani\u00e8re critique, principalement parce que le budget 2026 indique que le montant s'\u00e9l\u00e8ve \u00e0 229 millions d'euros, et non \u00e0 300 millions d'euros. \u201c Et la deuxi\u00e8me meilleure r\u00e9gion d\u2019Europe pour le v\u00e9lo ? C\u2019est formidable. Mais pour tous ceux qui circulent aujourd\u2019hui \u00e0 v\u00e9lo sur un tron\u00e7on de route dangereux, une comparaison avec l\u2019Espagne n\u2019est pas d\u2019une grande aide. Nous nous mesurons aux meilleurs \u201d, d\u00e9clare la porte-parole Wies Callens.<\/p>\n<p>L'association de promotion de la mobilit\u00e9 \u00ab Touring \u00bb, quant \u00e0 elle, estime que toutes les pistes cyclables ne doivent pas n\u00e9cessairement \u00eatre con\u00e7ues de la m\u00eame mani\u00e8re. Par exemple, une barri\u00e8re physique est souhaitable sur certaines routes \u2013 la s\u00e9paration entre la circulation cycliste et celle des v\u00e9hicules motoris\u00e9s est, selon l'Agence des routes et de la circulation, l'option la plus s\u00fbre par nature \u2013, mais elle n'est ni n\u00e9cessaire ni techniquement r\u00e9alisable partout.<\/p>\n<p>Par ailleurs, toutes les routes r\u00e9gionales n\u2019ont pas n\u00e9cessairement besoin d\u2019une piste cyclable. \u201c Lorsqu\u2019il existe des alternatives viables, il peut parfois \u00eatre pr\u00e9f\u00e9rable de r\u00e9server une route \u00e0 la circulation motoris\u00e9e plut\u00f4t que d\u2019essayer de r\u00e9pondre aux besoins de tout le monde partout. \u00bb Les d\u00e9fenseurs du cyclotourisme pr\u00e9conisent de s\u2019attaquer en priorit\u00e9 aux endroits les plus dangereux.<\/p>\n<p>Un rapport r\u00e9cent du Conseil europ\u00e9en de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des transports pr\u00e9conise explicitement de s\u00e9parer physiquement les cyclistes et la circulation motoris\u00e9e (voies prot\u00e9g\u00e9es, pistes cyclables s\u00e9par\u00e9es, carrefours s\u00e9curis\u00e9s) d\u00e8s que la vitesse d\u00e9passe 30 km\/h, consid\u00e9rant cette mesure comme le levier essentiel pour inverser la tendance \u00e0 la hausse du nombre de d\u00e9c\u00e8s chez les cyclistes.<\/p>\n<p>Plus de 40% des d\u00e9c\u00e8s de cyclistes en Europe surviennent sur des routes rurales ou de campagne. Ce sont pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment les types de routes o\u00f9 la circulation mixte est encore courante (sans piste cyclable s\u00e9par\u00e9e) et o\u00f9 les vitesses sont \u00e9lev\u00e9es.<\/p>\n<h4>Le nombre de d\u00e9c\u00e8s \u00e0 v\u00e9lo reste trop \u00e9lev\u00e9<\/h4>\n<p>En 2025, 464 personnes sont d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9es en Belgique dans les 30 jours suivant un accident de la route. Cela repr\u00e9sente une baisse de 1,1% par rapport \u00e0 2024. Cependant, le nombre d'accidents et de victimes est en hausse, en particulier parmi les usagers de deux-roues : 18% des personnes d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9es dans les 30 jours \u00e9taient des cyclistes.<\/p>\n<p>Au total, on a d\u00e9nombr\u00e9 82 d\u00e9c\u00e8s dans les 30 jours, dont 48 \u00e0 v\u00e9lo, 33 \u00e0 v\u00e9lo \u00e9lectrique et 1 \u00e0 v\u00e9lo \u00e0 assistance \u00e9lectrique rapide. Le nombre de cyclistes gravement bless\u00e9s a \u00e9galement connu une forte hausse de 11,1%.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just over a quarter of the bike paths on Flemish regional roads, or 2,623 km (26%) of a total network estimated at over 10,000 km, do not meet safety standards and are not sufficiently elevated or separated from the roadway. 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The province of Limburg has the highest proportion of dangerous road stretches (30%), Antwerp the lowest (21%), and among the central cities, Genk has only 6%, compared to a surprising 34% in the cycling-friendly city of Ghent. &#8220;Many cities and local governments are investing in bicycle safety, but the Flemish government is failing to do so on its roads&#8221;, says&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"<a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/fr\/category\/belgium\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Belgium<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/fr\/category\/mobility\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Mobility<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/fr\/category\/road-safety\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Road safety<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/fr\/category\/top-stories-today\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Top Stories Today<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"Luc Joris","url":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/fr\/author\/belga-5\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>One in five bike paths along Flemish regional roads is still a &#039;death strip&#039; - newmobility.news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/fr\/2026\/09\/22\/one-in-five-bike-paths-along-flemish-regional-roads-is-still-a-death-strip\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"One in five bike paths along Flemish regional roads is still a &#039;death strip&#039; - newmobility.news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Just over a quarter of the bike paths on Flemish regional roads, or 2,623 km (26%) of a total network estimated at over 10,000 km, do not meet safety standards and are not sufficiently elevated or separated from the roadway. 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