Right Lane: Belgian bike code

Guillaume Vdh

About this app

Right Lane is not an official app: it is not developed by a government, nor affiliated with any Belgian administration. Official text of the Highway Code: https://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/eli/arrete/1975/12/01/1975120109/justel

You ride a bike in Belgium and you're never quite sure what the Highway Code really says? Right Lane gives you a simple answer.

ONE QUESTION, ONE ANSWER
Each rule fits on one screen: the answer first, in one sentence, then the explanation. No legal jargon.

DIAGRAMS SEEN FROM ABOVE
Bike box, overtaking, riding two abreast, pedestrian crossing: a clear diagram shows the situation at a glance.

THE REAL ROAD SIGNS
Tap the code of a sign (D7, F99a, B22…) to see it full size, with what it means.

THE OFFICIAL TEXT ONE TAP AWAY
Each rule links to the articles of the Highway Code it is based on. You can read the official text in the app (in French or Dutch: there is no official English version).

THE LAW AND THE TIPS, KEPT APART
What the law says on one side, safety tips on the other, with their sources. You always know what is compulsory.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND IN THE APP
• Cycle paths: how to recognise them, when to use them, when to leave them
• Riding with others: pedestrians, cars, buses, riding in a group, speed
• Junctions and priority: priority to the right, turning, roundabouts, traffic lights
• Signs and road markings: priority, traffic lights, zones, lanes for bikes
• My bike: compulsory equipment, lights, phone, helmet
• Bike accident figures for Belgium and each region, with their sources
• Highway Code words: tap an underlined word to see its official definition

FOR EVERYONE
• No account, no ads, no data collected
• Everything is in the app: it works offline
• A typeface designed for people with low vision, dark or light theme
• In English, French or Dutch
• The full guide as a PDF, to print or share

IMPORTANT
Right Lane is not an official app. It is not developed by a government, nor affiliated with any Belgian administration or public service. It is an independent learning aid, not legal advice.
It explains the Highway Code in force throughout Belgium: in Brussels, Flanders and Wallonia. When a rule differs between the three regions, the app gives each region's version.

SOURCES
The legal rules are based on the official text of the Royal Decree of 1 December 1975 laying down the general regulations on road traffic, published in the Belgian Official Gazette (https://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/eli/arrete/1975/12/01/1975120109/justel), in the consolidated version of codedelaroute.be (https://www.codedelaroute.be/fr/reglementation/1975120109~hra8v386pu, Vias institute), including the articles specific to each region. Safety tips cite their sources: the Vias brochure "Les cyclistes et le code" (vias.be), the SPW Sécurothèque (securotheque.wallonie.be) and VSV - Vlaamse Stichting Verkeerskunde (vsv.be). Accident figures, for Belgium and for each region, come from Statbel open data (https://statbel.fgov.be/fr/themes/mobilite/circulation/accidents-de-la-circulation) and from the AWSR survey "Mieux comprendre les accidents de vélo" (awsr.be). Road sign images and photos come from Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org): their authors and licences are listed in the app.

The new Public Highway Code comes into force on 1 June 2027: the app will be updated.

Spotted a mistake? Write to [e-mail].

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What’s new

Each rule shows when it was last checked.
Share a rule: choose the image to send, the explained rule or the law text.
The text size setting is gone: the app follows your phone's text size.