The Belgian Overtake: the other direction or “i will not brake. Let the other one brake”

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  1. not shown here: C that’s been driving 1kmh faster than B for the last kilometer despite coming up behind him at twice the speed, so B wasn’t able to switch lanes in forever

  2. You guys keep posting these memes but have you ever been abroad? Belgian roads are very peaceful compared to most other countries.

    I think the point is that terribly drivers exist everywhere, rather than that Belgians are particularly bad drivers.

  3. Question from a new driver: I’m driving on the ramp/oprit, trying to merge onto the highway. There’s a long truck next to me, driving 90 on the right lane, with other traffic behind it. In front of the truck there’s a lot of open space. I react by accelerating quickly to pass the truck and merge in front of it (with safe space behind me).

    Is this legal? And is it regarded as bad practice (passing on the right?)

  4. Not included: the merge to a 2-lane road in 200m so C and B will floor it to cut in line of A so both of them can take the right turn at the upcoming intersection
    (which would be closed because of a detour sign anyways as the local commune didn’t time their planned sewage works after wasting an absurd amount of money on contractors because all government work has to be privatized these days, of course it’s an external company ran by the brother-in-law of the lokale schepen which got “highly” recommended, even though they don’t have any online presence outside of a single google review which doesn’t even show their business address or any contact info.)

    Or something like that.

  5. Not to mention the Belgian roundabout ride on the right lane, no matter which exit you take. Never go up the left lanes, they are useless.

  6. Not pictured: the fact that this mostly happens after I have been coming up for 5 minutes where B was fine staying behind A and that car B finally realises he needs to assert that his dick is bigger at the last second.

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