Cyclists call for action after serious accidents in Saint-Gilles and Forest

Urgent measures are needed to make two "death junctions" in Brussels safer for cyclists, campaign groups including Heroes for Zero and the collectives 1190/0 and 1060/0 have said.Their calls come following accidents that left two cyclists in a critical condition in December - at La Barrière roundabout in Saint-Gilles and Forest’s Place du Rochefort.The Barrière de Saint-Gilles features a charming "water carrier" sculpture topping what was once a functioning fountain - but it is also a veritable obstacle course of seven roads intersecting with tramlines and bus routes.Moreover, its cobblestones make crossing there exceptionally dangerous in r…