30kph to become the norm on Schaerbeek roads

Schaerbeek is set to become the first Brussels commune to make 30kph the standard speed limit on almost all roads.

The reduced speed limit should be implemented early next year and follows a series of hit-and-run incidents in the municipality.

Last November, a 28-year-old journalist for De Standaard was killed as she crossed Chaussée de Haecht - and last month an 86-year-old woman was killed by a truck while crossing Place Liedts.

In January a five-year-old girl was injured when a speeding car lost control and ploughed into a playground on Avenue Voltaire. A local collective, Schaerbeek 1030/0, has been actively campaigning for better road safety measures.

A few major roads in Schaerbeek will remain 50kph - including Boulevard Lambermont, Avenue Rogier, Chaussée de Louvain and Boulevard Leopold III, which links the city centre with Nato and the airport.