Jacqueline schreef:
When 2 opposite drivers are both turning left at an uncontrolled intersection, surely they will turn in FRONT of each other, and therefore pass one another on the RIGHT?
Ah ... you've just found one of numerous conflicts in the Belgian highway code.
In Belgium, you must turn BEHIND the opposing driver as a rule.
That is, you MUST keep to the right when crossing an opposing driver - i.e. crossing left-to-left.
Arrows on the lanes or on the crossing do NOT provide any legal exception to that rule ... even though just about anyone on the road will act as if they do.
The only exception is when the lanes actually bend off to the left before you "meet" the opposing driver - as you're also obliged to respect & follow the lanes when driving
These diagonal lane markings are often worn away, or were never applied at all ...
When in Rome , do as the Romans do ...
You'll get into trouble if you don't, and try to do it "right"instead .
Then again, you WILL come across intersections where people turn behind one another, despite many arrows on the lanes going left.
What option is used, often depends more on what will work on the actual intersection, than on the highway code ...
But ...
If you cross the border into Holland / the Netherlands, it becomes mandatory to turn left in front of another driver turning left ...
