Belgium

Seat belts

The use of seat belts and child seats is MANDATORY.

Seats belts are not compulsory for:

• drivers when reversing
• taxi drivers when transporting a client
• drivers and passengers of priority vehicles under certain conditions
• people exempt for medical reasons
• postal vehicles making frequent stops

Child seats are not compulsory for:

• children under 18 and shorter than 135 cm in buses and taxis sitting on the back seat
• children at least 3 years old and shorter than 135 cm wearing seat belts in the back seat during short-term occasional transport in cars and vans.

Traffic lights

• Red light: do not cross the stop line or pass the light.
• Amber light precedes the red light: stop unless you are already too close to stop safely when the light changes.
• Green light: drive.

Safety helmet not mandatory

Bikes

Safety helmet mandatory

Mopeds(except those with an enclosed compartment for the driver)
Motorbikes with or without a sidecar (except those with a seatbelt and enclosed compartment for the driver)
Tricycles (light & heavy ) (except those with an enclosed compartment for the driver)
Quad bikes (light & heavy ) (except those with an enclosed compartment for the driver)

Safety equipment for cars

Warning triangle
Fire extinguisher
First aid kit
High-visibility vest.

Bike safety equipment

White or yellow front lights & red back lights. Tricycles & quads - white front reflectors and red tail reflectors.
Working brakes.

Winter tyres

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