Play streetWallonia
Traffic rules
Wallonia
1. Play street
A play street is a street that is temporarily closed or restricted to normal motor traffic so that people, especially children, can use the roadway for play and recreation. Play streets are usually created during specific hours or days and are marked with temporary barriers or traffic signs.
Within a play street, people playing are given priority over permitted vehicle traffic. Any vehicles that are allowed to enter must travel very slowly and avoid endangering or obstructing people using the street.
How is a play street indicated in Belgium?
A Belgian play street is temporarily closed at its entrances using barriers carrying a no-vehicles sign and a supplementary plate naming the play street in the local language.
🔗 codex.vlaanderen.be • Belgian Road Code — articles 2.36, 22septies and 71
🔗 wegcode.be • Road Code of 1 December 1975 — 2.36, 22septies and 71
How fast may you drive in a Belgian play street?
Permitted drivers must travel at walking pace, give priority to people playing, leave them a clear passage and stop when necessary. Drivers must not endanger or hinder them and must exercise particular caution around children.
🔗 codex.vlaanderen.be • Belgian Road Code — articles 2.36, 22septies and 71
🔗 wegcode.be • Road Code of 1 December 1975 — 2.36, 22septies and 71
How do Belgians refer to a play street?
The official Dutch term is speelstraat. The French term is rue réservée au jeu. This wording appears on the supplementary plate attached to the barriers temporarily closing the street to ordinary vehicle traffic.
🔗 codex.vlaanderen.be • Belgian Road Code — articles 2.36, 22septies and 71
🔗 wegcode.be • Road Code of 1 December 1975 — 2.36, 22septies and 71
