Tag: SAFE TRAFFIC IN THE NETHERLANDS
Age limit and ban on souped-up fat bikes: Safe Traffic Netherlands doesn’t think it’s enough
Fat bike petition About fifty municipalities and several organizations are calling on the House of Representatives through a petition to do something about souped-up fat bikes. Amersfoort, De Ronde Venen,…
Concerns about accidents involving fat bikes: ‘Introducing an age limit does not go far enough’
Fat bike petition About fifty municipalities and several organizations are calling on the House of Representatives through a petition to do something about souped-up fat bikes. Amersfoort, De Ronde Venen,…
Fat bike shaming? E-bikes are allowed in the traffic test, fat bikes are not
Children can participate in the practical traffic exam with a standard bicycle that meets the so-called VVN Bicycle Check. If a child has a regular, non-tuned-up e-bike, that is also…
Baambrugge removes unnecessary traffic signs, will the rest of the province follow?
More than three million traffic signs in the Netherlands tell you what you can and, above all, not do in traffic. Usually useful, but according to Veilig Verkeer Nederland (VVN),…
Baambrugge removes unnecessary traffic signs, who will follow?
More than three million traffic signs in the Netherlands tell you what you can and, above all, not do in traffic. Usually useful, but according to Veilig Verkeer Nederland (VVN),…
Checking bicycles and watching out for blind spots: a full week of attention to road safety in Soest
This week, a lot of attention is paid to the road safety of the children at the Ludgerus school in Soest. This is urgently needed, because the school is located…
The holidays are over: how do children get to school safely?
When children have to make a difficult crossing, this is an extra point of concern for parents. An example of this is the intersection of the N401 near Spengen. Until…
There is no ideal place for the speed pedelec, it turns out in Utrecht
A woman who rides her cargo bike here every day thinks that the addition of speed pedelecs does not benefit road safety. “This is like a highway for cyclists. You…
Well-known road pirate followed unobtrusively: lost car and driver’s license after street race
He was known as a “multiple traffic offender” and has recently been monitored after several reports. “At a number of times we followed him unobtrusively and assessed his driving behavior,”…
Sharp increase in road deaths, police appeal to local and provincial authorities
The government’s aim is to halve the number of road deaths by 2030. To turn the tide, Paul Broer, traffic portfolio holder of the National Police, pleads The Telegraph for…