{"id":183638,"date":"2026-03-31T12:15:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=183638"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:54:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:54:40","slug":"belgium-to-mandate-helmets-for-e-scooters-over-20-km-h","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/03\/31\/belgium-to-mandate-helmets-for-e-scooters-over-20-km-h\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgi\u00eb gaat helmen verplichten voor e-scooters sneller dan 20 km\/u"},"content":{"rendered":"

Minister van Mobiliteit Jean-Luc Crucke (Les Engag\u00e9s) wil een helmplicht invoeren voor gebruikers van e-scooters die harder rijden dan 20 kilometer per uur en <\/span>heeft daartoe een koninklijk besluit opgesteld.\u00a0<\/span>Zijn doel is duidelijk: levens redden. <\/span><\/p>\n

Spoedeisendehulpverleners pleiten al lange tijd voor een helmplicht en nu volgen politici dit voorbeeld.\u00a0<\/span>De regel wordt in september van kracht. <\/span>Een helm wordt sterk aanbevolen voor gebruikers van elektrische fietsen, maar\u00a0<\/span>het is momenteel niet verplicht.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hoofdletsel<\/h4>\n

Vorig jaar kwamen in Belgi\u00eb dertien mensen om het leven bij ongevallen met elektrische scooters. Tweederde van de gewonden die na zo'n ongeval in het ziekenhuis belandden, had hoofdletsel. Slechts vier procent van die slachtoffers droeg een helm.<\/span><\/p>\n

De helmplicht zal gelden voor zogenaamde \u2018gemotoriseerde persoonlijke mobiliteitshulpmiddelen\u2019 die harder kunnen dan 20 kilometer per uur. Hieronder vallen elektrische scooters, Segways, hoverboards en monowheels. Het<\/span>\u00a0zal in principe ook gelden voor gedeelde e-scooters, maar door hun snelheid te beperken tot 20 kilometer per uur kunnen ze de helmplicht omzeilen. <\/span><\/p>\n

Beperkte snelheid<\/h4>\n

Daarom heeft minister Crucke afspraken gemaakt met de sector om gedeelde e-scooters te beperken tot 20 kilometer per uur, waardoor ze de helmplicht kunnen omzeilen.\u00a0<\/span>In Denemarken heeft soortgelijke wetgeving de sector een slag toegebracht en dat wil Crucke voorkomen. <\/span><\/p>\n

Het aantal letselongevallen met e-scooters steeg landelijk met 33,7 procent tussen 2024 en 2025. Het aantal slachtoffers steeg bijna evenredig (plus 30,6 procent).<\/span><\/p>\n

Totale hoofdbescherming<\/h4>\n

Terwijl het aantal dodelijke slachtoffers onder kwetsbare verkeersdeelnemers landelijk daalt, is het aantal doden onder e-scooterrijders sterk gestegen: van vier in 2024 naar dertien in 2025. De helmplicht is bedoeld om dit weer terug te dringen.<\/span><\/p>\n

Deskundigen zijn van mening dat een integraalhelm nog beter zou zijn. De verwondingen als gevolg van een val op een e-scooter zijn over het algemeen anders dan die op een fiets en concentreren zich vaker rond de kaak. <\/span><\/p>\n

Daarom moet je een helm hebben die het hele hoofd beschermt.\u00a0<\/span>Sommigen pleiten zelfs voor een helmplicht voor iedereen die een voertuig met ondersteuning bestuurt: fietsen, scooters, fat bikes...\u00a0<\/span>Dan is het tenminste duidelijk voor iedereen.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Minister of Mobility Jean-Luc Crucke (Les Engag\u00e9s) wants to introduce a mandatory helmet law for users of e-scooters exceeding 20 kilometers per hour and has drafted a royal decree to that end.\u00a0His goal is clear: to save lives. Emergency doctors have long been advocating for a helmet mandate, and now politicians are following suit.\u00a0The rule is set to take effect from September. A helmet is strongly recommended for electric bicycle users, but\u00a0it is not currently mandatory.\u00a0 Head trauma Last year, thirteen people died in Belgium in accidents involving electric scooters. 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