Half of Belgian motorists favour more speed cameras

Slightly more than half of the Belgian drivers feel that there should be more speed cameras on the roads, according to VTM Nieuws based on a European study in which the Belgian Road Safety Institute (BRSI) took part.

Digital speed cameras caught nearly 3.2 million drivers speeding last year in Belgium. About 51% of Belgian drivers nevertheless want to see more speed checks. But the study also reveals that 33% of those surveyed in Belgium think that the speeding fines are too high.

BRSI now proposes to enforce progressively heavier penalties: a first, lower fine for minor infringements, followed by substantially higher fines after the third infringement. Federal mobility minister François Bellot, however, has announced that increasing fines is not currently on the agenda. The minister first wants to simplify the highway code.