“Gabriel was back from pneumonia and was going out for the first time since he recovered. He was hit by a car”

The young man was very hot and escaped with scratches, despite his bike being in a thousand pieces. “As a club manager, that’s two accidents in two days, we have a hard time coping with that, admits Benoit Fievez. There was Remco not long ago. Cyclists, we don't see them… Motorists probably also have a little difficulty discerning the cyclist's pace. Not everyone drives at 15 km/h. Some drive faster. When we drive on the RAVeL or along a canal, we are insulted and challenged, saying that we are driving too fast. And on the road, I will spare you the list of dangers. We wonder where the cyclist still has his place on the public highway. But what are the solutions? Apart from cycle paths well separated from the roads, as we see more often in Flanders, I have no other suggestions. But let's be clear, this is not one of the priorities of the political authorities at the moment. Look at the current cycle paths, their condition, like on the N4. It has been recolored, it is red, that's good… But driving on it is impossible. It is filled with stones and glass, when it is not a car parked on it. Nobody really cares about cyclists. The aim is not to stigmatize one or the other, there are good motorists, good cyclists and the opposite is also true. We just need to find a compromise and good coexistence, respectful of each other.”