USAG Benelux Dangerous Roads

Chievres

Brussels

Schinnen

USAG Benelux

BELGIUM - Chievres – Casteau / N56 – N6

N56 ~ Bauffe 90High Speed

No Visibility

No Passing Zone

N56 Ath - Mons

Slow moving farm vehicles tempt motorists to take chances passing

DO NOT TAKE CHANCESDO NOT TAKE CHANCES

N56 Lens50Max Speed

N56 Ath - Mons

Heavy Traffic

Short Curves

Narrow Road

Reckless Passing

OBEY SPEED LIMITOBEY SPEED LIMITSLOW DOWNSLOW DOWN

N56 Lens50Max Speed

Narrow way

AVOID UNSAFE DRIVINGAVOID UNSAFE DRIVINGDANGEROUS FOR LARGE DANGEROUS FOR LARGE

VEHICLESVEHICLES

N56 Ath - Mons

Heavy Traffic

Rear – end collisions

Lack of visibility for vehicles coming from the right

N56-Jurbise50Max Speed

Central Platform

N56 Ath - Mons

No passing zone

OBEY SPEED LIMITSOBEY SPEED LIMITSWATCH OUT FOR WATCH OUT FOR

PEDESTRIANS CROSSING PEDESTRIANS CROSSING THE ROADTHE ROAD

N56-Jurbise

Close to the Police Academy

70Max Speed

SLOW DOWNSLOW DOWNKEEP PROPER DISTANCESKEEP PROPER DISTANCES

N56 Ath - Mons

Numerous Shops Exits/Entrances

Risks of Collision

Reckless Passing

Risk of Rear-end collision

N56 Masnuy

Ath

Slow moving farm vehicles

2 lanes to 1 lane

KEEP PROPER DISTANCESKEEP PROPER DISTANCESDO NOT TAKE CHANCESDO NOT TAKE CHANCESAVOID RECKLESS PASSINGAVOID RECKLESS PASSINGBE AWARE OF BLACK ICEBE AWARE OF BLACK ICE

N56 Ath - Mons

Reckless passing

Steep Hill

Nimy

Large Crossway

OBBEY TRAFFIC LIGHTSOBBEY TRAFFIC LIGHTS

Crossing N56-N6

Heavy Traffic

N6

Uphill SHAPE

Heavy Traffic

KEEP PROPER DISTANCESKEEP PROPER DISTANCESAVOID RECKLESS PASSINGAVOID RECKLESS PASSINGSPEED KILLSSPEED KILLS

70

N6 Mons - Soignies

Specific lanes

Max Speed

Steep Hill

N6

~Casteau

AVOID UNSAFE PASSINGAVOID UNSAFE PASSINGOBEY SPEED LIMITSOBEY SPEED LIMITSKEEP PROPER DISTANCESKEEP PROPER DISTANCES

70

N6 Mons - Soignies

Heavy Traffic

2 Lanes to 1 Lanes

Max Speed

Numerous fatalities

Reckless passing

Hazardous Roads Around Brussels, Belgium

Ring ‘O’

Trams

Montgomery Circle

Forest

Fog & Rain(hazardous weather conditions)

Ring ‘O’ – Major Ring Around Brussels

SLOW DOWN – KEEP A SAFE DRIVING DISTANCESLOW DOWN – KEEP A SAFE DRIVING DISTANCE

- Heavy Traffic

- Reckless passing

- Driving too fast

- Following too close

- Fish tailing

- Black ice

- Bumper to bumper traffic

- Heavy Traffic

- Following too close

- Improper attention

- Ignoring the right of way when entering the circle

- Bumper to bumper traffic

- Rear end collisions

RESPECT YOUR DRIVING DISTANCERESPECT YOUR DRIVING DISTANCE

SQ Montgomery / Brussels

Yield

Sign

Dangerous Traffic Circle

Trams / Heavy and dangerous vehicles

- Trams have the right of way in all directions

- Frequent stops for passengers

- Slow vehicles

BE AWARE – DRIVE SLOWLYBE AWARE – DRIVE SLOWLYKEEP PROPER DISTANCEKEEP PROPER DISTANCE

City of Brussels

Forest roads

- Low visibility

- Many curves thru forest area

- Slow farming traffic

- Hydroplaning

- Black ice

- Sliding accidents due to dead leaves on the road

- Wildlife crossing

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTEDEXPECT THE UNEXPECTED

Wildlife crossing sign

City of Brussels

Fog and Rain

- Fog and rain is one of the most common accident factors in Belgium

- Slow down

- Maintain a safe braking distance

- Turn head lights on

REDUCE SPEED & KEEP A SAFE DRIVING DISTANCEREDUCE SPEED & KEEP A SAFE DRIVING DISTANCE

Railroad Crossing

Yield the right

of way to pedestrians, bicyclists &

trams

Bicycle/PedestrianPath

Borgerweg, Schinnen, The Netherlands

Access/Exit toEmma MineComplex(USAG Schinnen)

REDUCE SPEED & OBEY TRAFFIC RULESREDUCE SPEED & OBEY TRAFFIC RULES

YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY TO PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLISTS YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY TO PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLISTS & TRAMS& TRAMS

Borgerweg, Schinnen, The Netherlands

Railroad Crossing

CrossingBicycle Path

Borgerweg, Schinnen, The Netherlands

YIELD THE RIGHTYIELD THE RIGHT