Destination: BELGIUM
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DRIVE ON THE RIGHT

SPEED LIMITS
Police impose on-the-spot fines (for which receipts are issued), although a foreign motorist may refuse and instead be asked to make a surety payment.

Limited-access highways (autoroutes/ autoweg)
120 k.p.h. (74 m.p.h.)

Minimum speed on straight, level stretches
70 k.p.h. (43 m.p.h.)

Main roads
90 k.p.h. (56 m.p.h.)

Urban areas
50 k.p.h. (31 m.p.h.)

SEAT BELTS
Must be worn in front and back seats at all times; children under 10 must travel in the rear. If a child is sitting in the front, a seat belt/child restraint appropriate to his or her size/weight must be used.

BLOOD ALCOHOL
The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.05%. Random breath tests on drivers are carried out frequently, especially late at night, and the penalties for offenders are severe.

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