{"id":192607,"date":"2026-08-27T12:25:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T10:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=192607"},"modified":"2026-08-27T13:31:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T11:31:22","slug":"vias-cars-get-safer-bicycles-dont-half-of-seriously-injured-are-cyclists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/08\/27\/vias-cars-get-safer-bicycles-dont-half-of-seriously-injured-are-cyclists\/","title":{"rendered":"Vias: \u2018Auto\u2019s worden veiliger, fietsen niet: de helft van de ernstig gewonden zijn fietsers\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"In 2024 werden in Belgi\u00eb 13.581 verkeersslachtoffers na een verkeersongeval in het ziekenhuis opgenomen. Van deze slachtoffers liepen 3.232 mensen ernstige verwondingen op.\u00a0\r\n\r\nDat zijn 7% minder dan in 2023 en 17% minder dan in 2016, terwijl het totale aantal ziekenhuisopnames met 17% daalde. 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