{"id":168677,"date":"2025-07-01T12:15:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T10:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=168677"},"modified":"2025-07-01T11:13:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T09:13:12","slug":"bestuurders-van-bestelwagens-waren-8-van-hun-tijd-op-de-weg-afgeleid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2025\/07\/01\/vias-van-drivers-distracted-8-of-their-time-on-the-road\/","title":{"rendered":"VIAS: \u2018Bestuurders van bestelwagens zijn 8% van hun tijd op de weg afgeleid\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Een nieuwe\u00a0<span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Uit een observatiestudie van het verkeersinstituut Vias blijkt dat Belgische bestuurders van bestelwagens het vaakst afgeleid worden door hun gsm of andere toestellen. <\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Gemiddeld zijn ze 8% van de tijd niet volledig op verkeer gericht, zo blijkt.<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">De Vias-onderzoekers observeerden een maand lang bijna 20.000 bestuurders op 161 locaties in heel Belgi\u00eb.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">In totaal was 3,7 procent van de bestuurders afgeleid. <\/span><\/p><div class=\"leaky_paywall_message_wrap\"><div id=\"leaky_paywall_message\">Deze inhoud is gearchiveerd. <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/subscription\/\">Inloggen of abonneren<\/a> tot een niveau dat toegang heeft tot gearchiveerde inhoud.<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new\u00a0observational study by the Vias traffic institute has revealed that Belgian van drivers are most often distracted by their mobile phones or other devices. 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