25% of drivers stuck in traffic every day!

A survey commissioned by the daily Het Nieuwsblad shows that one in four motorists who drive to work gets stuck in a traffic jam for at least part of the journey.

Belgians are pretty fed up with the situation. A third of the workforce wants to change their job in order to avoid traffic jams. For the under 30 crowd the figure is an even 40%.

Most respondents said that better public transport could offer a solution to the problem of traffic congestion. Most people stuck in a jam listen to the radio and are happy with the traffic information they get.

Others like to make telephone calls or pick their nose. Now was that a poll question, or did commuters just offer it up? Nothing surprises me here anymore......but I didn't know Belgium was known for its nose pickers..... and what kind of wine goes with that!

Hasselt, the City With the Highest Standard of Living

Hasselt has been named by Testaankoop, the Belgian consumer magazine and a member of Euroconsumers, as the city with the highest standard of living.

With 70,568 inhabitants, Hasselt is a medium-sized city about 80 km east of Brussels. Over the last ten years, it had made a name for itself by offering free public transport to inhabitants and visitors.

Hasselt likes to promote itself as the Capital of Good Taste. This refers to the large amount of excellent shops and restaurants in the city centre and the large range of outstanding events and activities which take place throughout the year.

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