New section controls & speed cameras: here they come
Flemish Minister of Mobility Lydia Peeters has announced 43 new section checks, 8 new red light cameras and 6 new speed cameras along regional roads in Flanders. These enforcement installations will be established in consultation with the local authorities that have submitted an application. The application was assessed per location on the basis of objective criteria such as accident figures and the speed driven.
Here come the new ones route controls in West Flanders†
The new route controls are coming in Oostkamp, Anzegem, Koksijde, Avelgem, Torhout, Mesen/Wijtschate, Waregem, Ypres, Lendelede and Oudenburg.
Also new red light & speed cameras:
The new red light cameras come in Meulebeke on the ring road N399. And the new one speed cameras arrive in Avelgem (Doorniksesteenweg), Pittem (Brugsesteenweg) and Anzegem (East village).
“Decrease in number of serious traffic accidents”
“Enforcement plays an important role in my ambition to reduce the number of road casualties,” said Minister Peeters. “For example, route checks reduce the number of serious traffic accidents by more than 50%.”
In July 2021, Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works Lydia Peeters launched her new Road Safety Plan 2021-2025. One of the overarching objectives for achieving a safe traffic system is a strong enforcement chain.
Flemish minister Lydia Peeters: “The effect of section checks on road safety has been proven. At section controls, the number of speeding violations decreases by about 78%. Research shows that the number of crashes near a section control drops by 15 to even 30 percent. Especially in the area of serious accidents, we notice this effect with a decrease of more than 50%.”
“19 of the 52 current section checks are working”
In West Flanders, only 19 of the 52 current route checks are active. Governor Carl Decaluwé said this this afternoon at the provincial council.
He calls for them to be put into effect as soon as possible, including on regional roads. In the first quarter of the year, 99 percent of fatal accidents on our state roads were clearly related to speed, the governor said.