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Belgian police issued a record number of speeding fines in the first half of this year - breaking the two-million mark for the first time.
A marathon speed check by police last week saw more than 30,000 drivers caught driving too fast.
Out of 95 fixed speed radars on roads around Brussels, only 68 are working.
About a million drivers in Belgium will be subject to a mobile speed check on Wednesday, as federal police carry out their 11th "speed marathon" across the country.
Average speed cameras will be installed on Avenue Louise from February to catch drivers speeding along the tunnels.
Brussels' first average speed cameras, on the main road from Nato into the city centre, have caught 9,000 speeding drivers in their first two weeks in operation.
Three-quarters of Brussels residents are in favour of a lower speed limit, according to a public survey carried out as part of a larger project focused on traffic safety.
Police with mobile radars will be out in force on Wednesday for the 10th edition of Belgium's speed check "marathon".
Watch your speed if you're driving from Brussels Airport or Nato into the city centre - the region's first average speed camera has just been activated on Boulevard Leopold III.
