Belgium: a radar installed in a street limited to 10 km / h ulcerates motorists

It is a street that could have become an attraction, but which ultimately angered drivers in Anderlecht (Belgium), near Brussels.

There, a sign indicates that the maximum authorized speed is… 10 km/h.

A measure put in place in February due to the poor condition of the roadway, specifies an indication on the spot, report our colleagues from La Voix du Nord.

A measure not easy to apply for motorists.

But a week ago, the situation got even more complicated with the installation of speed-checking radar.

You place an area 10 (in the La Roue district).

And then you put on a radar.

And you watch the box fill up.

#scandal

Posted by Giovanni Bordonaro on Sunday, August 28, 2022

On social networks, disillusioned residents have shared videos of their difficulties in respecting this measure in the face of this radar.

“With the new plan, I have to drive at 10 an hour, my wife got flashed here (…) Do you find it normal to drive with a flash?

», asks one of them.

Some complain of a device not only aimed at "bringing money into the coffers of the community".

The radar moved, the road redone in 2023

According to the municipality, due to the poor condition of the pavement, the foundations of the houses on the street would shake with the passage of vehicles, especially buses.

“The residents asked us to find a solution to reduce the vibrations”, justifies the mayor Fabrice Cumps, at the microphone of TF 1.

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The good news finally arrived this Thursday with the displacement of the problematic radar.

Indeed, in this region, the fleet of mobile radars is moved every week.

Regarding the repair of the roadway, it will be necessary to wait until 2023, promises the region.

In the meantime, this unprecedented speed limit in the Brussels region should remain in place, according to local media.