Comments on: Brussels’ traffic is kinda safe http://blog.forret.com/2006/07/brussels-traffic-is-kinda-safe/ and I mean it Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:45:03 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Djivy http://blog.forret.com/2006/07/brussels-traffic-is-kinda-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-5292 Djivy Thu, 20 Jul 2006 18:22:09 +0000 http://blog.forret.com/2006/07/brussels-traffic-is-kinda-safe/#comment-5292 Indeed Mike. Have you ever driven faster than 3kmh in Brussels? Nope. Have you ever driven slower than 120kmh in the Ardennes-region? Nope. No extra points for guessing what hurts most when you lose it. Indeed Mike.

Have you ever driven faster than 3kmh in Brussels?
Nope.

Have you ever driven slower than 120kmh in the Ardennes-region?
Nope.

No extra points for guessing what hurts most when you lose it.

]]> By: Mike http://blog.forret.com/2006/07/brussels-traffic-is-kinda-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-4660 Mike Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:19:12 +0000 http://blog.forret.com/2006/07/brussels-traffic-is-kinda-safe/#comment-4660 In general, city traffic is relatively slow. I understand Marche-en-Famenne, because I drive there regularly on the N4 to avoid the E411 on my way to Luxembourg. Whereas you see that people actually drive slower on the motorways than they used to, this is not the case on the N4. Speed goes easily over 130, and sometimes you have to reduce your speed to 90 or even 70, and I don't see this happening. It would be nice to see *when* the accidents in Brussels happen, weekend or weekdays? I bet that there aren't many incidents during the week, because the city is so full of cars. People driving through red lights in Brussels isn't as dangerous (on average!) as somewhere else, because you don't get to the other side of the crossroads. The only result is that you block people from the side streets from gettting across. On top of that, there are things like population numbers as frank said... Marche has a major road crossing town, but hardly any inhabitants, just as an example. In general, city traffic is relatively slow. I understand Marche-en-Famenne, because I drive there regularly on the N4 to avoid the E411 on my way to Luxembourg.
Whereas you see that people actually drive slower on the motorways than they used to, this is not the case on the N4. Speed goes easily over 130, and sometimes you have to reduce your speed to 90 or even 70, and I don’t see this happening.
It would be nice to see *when* the accidents in Brussels happen, weekend or weekdays? I bet that there aren’t many incidents during the week, because the city is so full of cars.

People driving through red lights in Brussels isn’t as dangerous (on average!) as somewhere else, because you don’t get to the other side of the crossroads. The only result is that you block people from the side streets from gettting across.

On top of that, there are things like population numbers as frank said… Marche has a major road crossing town, but hardly any inhabitants, just as an example.

]]> By: frank http://blog.forret.com/2006/07/brussels-traffic-is-kinda-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-4651 frank Wed, 12 Jul 2006 16:36:39 +0000 http://blog.forret.com/2006/07/brussels-traffic-is-kinda-safe/#comment-4651 owe should be own of course ;-) owe should be own of course ;-)

]]> By: frank http://blog.forret.com/2006/07/brussels-traffic-is-kinda-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-4650 frank Wed, 12 Jul 2006 16:35:58 +0000 http://blog.forret.com/2006/07/brussels-traffic-is-kinda-safe/#comment-4650 This is - I think - because it's accidents per inhabitants; the big cities populate a lot of people that don't owe cars, because they cannot afford one, or because they feel they do not need one (like I do) - that's why Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent score that good, and the smaller places in Wallonia (where it is hard to survive without a car) score this badly... This is – I think – because it’s accidents per inhabitants; the big cities populate a lot of people that don’t owe cars, because they cannot afford one, or because they feel they do not need one (like I do) – that’s why Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent score that good, and the smaller places in Wallonia (where it is hard to survive without a car) score this badly…

]]> By: helge http://blog.forret.com/2006/07/brussels-traffic-is-kinda-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-4645 helge Wed, 12 Jul 2006 16:05:11 +0000 http://blog.forret.com/2006/07/brussels-traffic-is-kinda-safe/#comment-4645 the bigger the city (and the better its public transport and the sparser parking space is), the fewer journeys are done motorised (instead: walking, public transport, bicycle). also average speed is slower in cities. that should explain the numbers, IMHO. the bigger the city (and the better its public transport and the sparser parking space is), the fewer journeys are done motorised (instead: walking, public transport, bicycle). also average speed is slower in cities.

that should explain the numbers, IMHO.

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