More than half of the residents of areas with firework bans had no idea they were in place, a survey conducted by insurance company Achmea concluded, the AD reported. Around 21 percent of the 1000 people asked admitted that they pay very little attention to the measures and light fireworks anyway. A motion to ban fireworks across the country did …
The police are worried about enforcing local firework bans over New Year's and doubt whether these bans contribute to safety, National Police Chief Erik Akerboom said in a letter to parliament. He called the maze of firework-free areas municipalities implement in an attempt to make New Year's safer an "unclear patchwork of enforcement arrangements". Earlier this year the police argued …
