On average, local police and federal traffic authorities administered 10,268 speeding tickets a day across Belgium last year.
The figures not only represent a sharp increase from 2010 —where the number of speeding tickets stood at 2,6 million— but also point to a rise in the number of Belgians choosing to drive well over the speed limit.
“It’s disappointing to notice how it is mostly significant speeding offences which have progressed. The drivers were perfectly aware that they were driving too fast — it was not merely a few kilometres per hour,” a spokesperson for VIAS mobility institute told Le Soir.Related News: Eleven new radars to be installed on roads in Wallonia
Wallonia is one of the regions in the country where this type of infraction has progressed the most, with nearly one out of thirteen drivers were driving at least 31 km/h over the speeding limit.
Last year the region invested the installation of new traffic radars, in an attempt to reduce speeding in its routes.
The Brussels Times
