Safe shoulders effectively widen the cycling path

20-06-2013

More traffic conflicts occur on narrower cycling paths than on wider ones according to the conclusions reached by a TNO study commissioned by the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment. Within the city, a 2.5 met...

A new traffic sign: the living end road
17-06-2013
Belgium will soon have a new traffic sign that will be referred to as the “living end road” sign. It signals that the road is a blind alley for motorised traffic but not for cyclists and pedestrians.
Number of traffic fatalities in the Netherlands unchanged in 2012
14-06-2013
650 people in the Netherlands died in traffic in 2012. This is 11 less than in 2011. The number of cycling deaths was 200, which is the same as in 2011.
Winter maintenance starts in the summer
11-06-2013
In spite of the fact that it is summertime in the Netherlands, municipalities are already taking winter maintenance measures ahead of the coming winter season. To this end, the results of pilot studies conducted last year will be used - among others, the Zaanstad pilot. Lessons from this pilot are summarised in a report issued by the Fietsberaad. All of this because the foundations for sound winter maintenance are laid in the summer.

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