record holder for distributing traffic fines, he is nicknamed the “Terminator” of the Brussels police

With more than 5,000 fines per year, Belgian police officer Patrick Motmans appears to be the record holder for tracking down traffic offenses in the western area of ​​Brussels.

Every morning at rush hour, for almost 20 years, this Belgian police officer has managed traffic and distributed fines at a strategic intersection in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, one of the municipalities to the west of Brussels. With more than 5,000 fines per year, he holds the record for fines in the Brussels-West zone, where nearly a thousand police officers work, reports RTBF, Belgian public media. His zeal is praised by his superiors, but what also makes him a model police officer, underlines a spokesperson for the Belgian police contacted by franceinfo, is the prevention work that he has accomplished in the town.

Patrick Motmans tracks down reckless motorists, cyclists, but also pedestrians. In Belgium, crossing with a stroller when the light is red can cost a mother in a hurry 58 euros. Without qualms, Patrick Motmans defends his job, which is to ensure the fluidity of traffic when leaving for work or school. So between trams, buses, cars, bicycles and pedestrians, there is no idle time.

For him, “any offender whatsoever, by not respecting the Highway Code, derails traffic.” So he verbalizes all the time. “I have almost zero tolerance”confides the official to RTBF. “A pedestrian crossing at a red light in front of a tram is very dangerous for him, because a tram cannot brake in an emergency”. The police officer is also very attentive to motorists wearing seat belts and dangerous parking.

But when people understand their mistake, and there is no endangering of the lives of others, Patrick Motmans does not always speak out, he told the local press.