CITY 30 - Let's not compromise on road safety!

News of a large margin of tolerance for the respect of the 30 km/h speed limit is discrediting this important policy. A coalition of citizen associations engaged in road safety demands a clear message on City 30 and asks to support it by educational, infrastructural, and enforcement measures: they are key to the effective improvement of the safety of all road users.

At the beginning of this year, a new law came into force in Brussels: 30 km/h became the general speed limit throughout the Region. This is good news for all road users. According to the European Transport Safety Council, establishing a 30 km/h zone is the most effective way of improving road safety. It reduces the risk of a car colliding with a pedestrian considerably. The consequences of any collision are less severe when a vehicle is travelling at 30 km/h rather than 50 km/h. A pedestrian hit by a car travelling at 50 km/h is 5 times more likely to die than a pedestrian hit by a car travelling at 30 km/h.