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- The road deteriorates rapidly. It suddenly feels like you are off-roading, yet remarkably stay on what is actually labelled a motorway.
- There are car parts littering the road, a reminder of the danger that lurks around every bend when you are in Belguim. If a blown out tyre doesn't get you, a crazy Belgian driver just might.
- You suddenly acquire a trailer. Belgians drive even more closely together than the Dutch. Need I say more?
- My blood pressure rises. It shoots up just by seeing the Belgium sign at the border.
Oh, I know there are worse (i.e. more life threatening) places in the world to drive a car but I don't go there on a regular basis. Maybe I don't get out enough but being in a car in Belgium is the most dangerous activity I undertake every couple of months. It's terrifying.
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I feel much the same. Although my blood pressure really only goes through the roof when I get to the Antwerpen ring road. It is sheer, terrifying madness. I become a bit jittery just thinking about it.
If I had not made a trip into Belgium the other month I would have thought you were over exaggerating but it's all true.
The quality of roads at the border is the simplest way to show the superiority of one country compared to another. Why Belgians use it against themselves is still a puzzle for me.
And for 'trailers' you should visit Germany more often. ;) When a German was told that the safe distance should be 'the half of his speedometer' he said "great! the diameter of mine is 20cm, so it's 10cm - fair enough!"
Nice article, thanks for the information.
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