Brussels: do expats feel safe on their bikes?

The poll was conducted Kwinten Lambrecht, who works as a consultant for the European Commission. 202 people responded to his questions posted online via the social websites Twitter and Facebook.

Mr Lambrecht is a pro-cycling campaigner. His findings suggest only a quarter of all the expats who use a bike to get around feel safe on two wheels.

Brussels expats are more enthusiastic about the yellow Villo bikes that allow you to rent a bike to travel from one part of the city to another.

A clear majority of the expats that responded say that Brussels should have more cycling lanes and zones that have banned the car. A Brussels congestion charge commands less support and only a fifth favour greater tax incentives for cyclists.

Figures published in 2013 show that over 11% of Brussels' expats ride a bike nearly every day, while for the Brussels population as a whole this figure drops to 3.5%.