The change in the highway code was made by Federal Minister of Mobility Georges Gilkinet. But the police and other emergency services do not see the new rule as feasible in practice. They fear night-time noise pollution and they are also afraid that the sirens will scare away burglars or thieves. “That makes our work a lot more difficult. Just think when we are called to a burglary. Then you have to turn on your siren and warn the burglar who is in progress, which makes a red-handed detection no longer workable,” reports Filip Feraux, police chief. Tielt region.
Minister Gilkinet is willing to see whether an exception to the change in the law is possible.