The phenomenon of brake checking; Deliberately stepping on the brake pedal in front of a truck is growing in the Netherlands. 86,9% of Dutch professional drivers have experienced this form of road aggression themselves. More than three quarters of truck drivers (77,3%) have even experienced it several times during their work. This is apparent from the National Drivers Survey that

The Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) started this autumn with extra supervision of the discharge of sanitary waste water by seagoing vessels in Dutch seaports. Special attention is paid to international ferries, cruise ships and work ships because there are many people on board. 16 ships have now been inspected. Five ships were in

In 2020, approximately 12.000 cyclists were injured in traffic. This is reported by SWOV. That is a slight decrease compared to 2019, when 14.000 cyclists were injured. The Fietsersbond is still sounding the alarm, because the real figures are probably a lot higher and the decrease is mainly caused