The vehicle in front of me is traveling at 25 km/h.
Explanation:
🚗 Overtaking on the left is prohibited in a blind curve, even if the vehicle in front is moving slowly (here 25 km/h).
👉 Overtaking on the right is only permitted in very specific cases, such as a vehicle that is about to turn left.
Tip:
🧠 “Curve = Obstructed visibility = No overtaking.”
Even if it’s slow ahead, be patient and don’t overtake blindly!
Broken down on the highway, I await assistance safely this way
Explanation: On the emergency lane, it is extremely dangerous to stay. You must wait behind the safety barrier 🛑.
Tip:
⛔ Emergency lane = danger zone!
✅ Barrier = safety zone 🛡️
Is my motorcycle parked correctly?
Explanation: The motorcycle is badly parked because it is parallel to the road. Generally, a motorcycle should be at an angle to the sidewalk, to prevent it from falling and obstructing traffic 🛵📐.
Tip:
📏 Motorcycle = at an angle, not parallel!
🅿️ Diagonal position = better stability ✅
I want to turn left at this intersection
Explanation: The officer is facing you = the intersection is closed ❌. No matter your direction, you must stop.
Tip:
👮 Officer facing or with back turned = STOP 🚫
👮 Officer in profile = you can pass 🚦
The weather forecast announces black ice on the entire road network
Explanation: Riding on black ice is extremely dangerous on a motorcycle 🧊🏍️. It is better not to take to the road at all.
Tip:
🌨️ Black ice + motorcycle = 💀
🛑 Better to postpone the trip!
The large red button on the right of the handlebars is used to
Explanation:
This large red button is the emergency kill switch on motorcycles 🛑. It immediately cuts off the high-voltage electrical circuit of the engine, which stops the motorcycle’s operation without removing the key 🔌.
➡️ It is used in case of emergency: fall, fire, electrical hazard ⚡
Tip:
🔴 Red = Danger / Quick cut-off
🛑 Think: Red button = cut everything off at once!
While waiting for the train to pass, I leave the engine running
Explanation: You must turn off the engine to avoid pollution and unnecessary fuel consumption ⛽. It’s also safer.
Tip:
🚂 Level crossing = engine OFF
💸 Fuel saving = ✅
On this road divided into lanes
Explanation: The motorcyclist drives in his own lane, and can therefore use its full width to better position himself according to the conditions 📏.
Tip:
🏍️ One lane = freedom of placement
➡️ Keep right = for overtaking or crossing
On this one-way road, I can drive on the central lane
Explanation: In an urban area, on a one-way road, you can choose your lane, even the central one.
Tip:
🏙️ One-way + city = lane of choice
📍Outside urban area = more restrictions
To overtake the first motorcycle
Explanation: To overtake correctly, you must change lanes (to the left) and use your turn signal 🔁.
Tip:
🔄 Overtaking = lane change ➕ mandatory turn signal 🚨
This driver is correctly positioned to take his turn safely
Explanation: He is cutting the turn too sharply by being too far to the left ➡️ danger of a head-on collision with an oncoming vehicle.
Tip:
🛵 Turn right = right edge!
👁️ Anticipation = safety
I want to overtake this car at the level crossing. This is allowed
Explanation: It is forbidden to overtake a car at an unprotected level crossing (without barriers or lights) 🚫🚂.
Tip:
⚠️ Unprotected level crossing = zero overtaking!
🚂 Never take risks with trains.
Hesitating about the route, can I stop after this highway sign?
Explanation: On the highway, you never stop outside designated areas (rest areas, parking lots) ❌
Tip:
🛣️ Highway = stop only in designated areas!
📵 Not even to read a map 🗺️
An ambulance approaches, blue lights on. In this case,
Explanation:
An ambulance only has priority if it uses both blue lights AND a siren 🔵🔊.
➡️ Here, no siren, so it does not have priority. You can continue normally without impeding its progress.
Tip:
🟦 Blue lights only = not priority
🟦🔊 Lights + siren = priority = I move aside 🚨
The width of a motorcycle load cannot exceed the limit of
Explanation: The law allows a maximum load width of 1.25 meters for a motorcycle 🏍️📏.
Tip:
🧠 Remember: 1 motorcycle = 1.25 m
🧳 No more, otherwise risk of imbalance or infraction.
This child wants to cross the roadway using the cyclist crossing
Explanation: The cyclist crossing does not give priority, but maximum caution is required, especially with a child 👦🚴
Tip:
👁️ Cyclist = no priority, but extra caution with a child
🚸 ⚠️ Better to slow down than regret.
To turn left at the intersection
Explanation: Thanks to the green evacuation arrow, oncoming vehicles are stopped 🔴. You can turn without waiting.
Tip:
➡️ Green arrow = clear path ahead
🔻 Always look what the exit arrow says.
The light is red. I must stop
Explanation: The first line is for drivers (cars, motorcycles). The second is reserved for cyclists, mopeds and scooters 🚴♀️🛴.
Tip:
👨✈️ Motorcycle = driver = 1st line
🚦 Red light = no mistake on stopping!
I am correctly positioned to drive safely (behind the bus)
Explanation: You can’t see anything in front of the bus => high risk of accident. You need to shift left or right to see ahead 🚌👁️
Tip:
🚍 Large vehicle = obstructs view
👀 Rule: always look far ahead!
My motorcycle is correctly parked
Explanation: Motorcycles can park perpendicularly or obliquely to the sidewalk, but must respect a minimum distance of 1 meter from neighboring vehicles 🛵📏.
Tip:
📐 Not parallel like a car 🚗
↔️ 1 meter = 🛑 safety distance!
How many degrees are there in offenses?
Explanation:
The Belgian highway code classifies offenses into 4 degrees, from the least serious (1st degree) to the most serious (4th degree).
Tip:
🔢 Like grades at school: 1 → 4, the higher the number, the more serious it is ⚠️
The cyclist is traveling at 10 km/h. Can I overtake him on the left on the device?
Explanation:
Overtaking a slow cyclist is allowed at reduced speed (max 30 km/h), even on a raised device (speed bump type) 🚲⛔🚗
Tip:
⚠️ Slow cyclist = overtaking possible
↘️ Not more than 30 km/h!
This road sign means
Explanation:
This sign prohibits all motorcycles, whether they have a sidecar or not, but allows mopeds 🛵
Tip:
🔴 Motorcycle = prohibited ❌
🚫 Even with a sidecar 🏍️🛑
Checking tire condition and pressure should be done
Explanation:
For safety, tires should be checked every day of use 🚨. This helps prevent punctures or poor grip.
Tip:
🛞 Tires = daily routine ✔️
👁️ A quick look = major danger avoided!
I want to go around this bus stopped for passenger boarding
Explanation:
In urban areas, you can go around a stopped bus, at reduced speed and if the bus has not activated its left turn signal 🚌⚠️
Tip:
👁️ Look at the turn signal!
🚍 No left turn signal = you can pass slowly.
I want to turn right at the intersection
Explanation:
The prohibition sign is placed on the left 👉 it does not concern this intersection, but the next one 🚫➡️
Tip:
🛑 Sign on the right = applies
↩️ Sign on the left = for the next street!
My motorcycle is parked correctly
Explanation:
The sign requires parking on the non-parallel shoulder (this is correct for a motorcycle at an angle) ✅🅿️
Tip:
📐 Motorcycle = no parallel required
📍 Respect for the sign = ✔️
Refusing the breathalyzer test automatically results in a temporary driving ban of
Explanation:
Refusing the breathalyzer test is a very serious offense ➡️ 6 hours ban + other possible sanctions 🚨
Tip:
🕕 Refusal = 6 hours STOP!
⛔ Plus: risk of fine, license revocation…
When my motorcycle breaks down, I push it by hand and ride
Explanation:
Even on foot, you remain a driver ➡️ you must stay on the roadway, not on pedestrian or cycle paths 🚷
Tip:
🛵 Broken down = always on the road!
🚶♂️ You push but you still drive legally.
Explanation:
TWI = Tread Wear Indicator ➡️ mark on the tire to check if it is worn to the minimum level 💡
Tip:
🔍 TWI = look here for wear
👣 The indicator tells you: “STOP, tire to change!”
I can overtake this moving tram
Explanation: Overtaking a moving tram must be done on the right unless an obstacle prevents it, which is not the case here.
Tip: Tram = always on the right, unless impossible (e.g., obstacle or single lane). 🚊➡️
To overtake on the highway
Explanation: Before overtaking, the first thing to do is to observe traffic behind by looking in the rearview mirror. This prevents surprising a driver who might already be overtaking you.
Tip: 👀 Rearview mirror first, then turn signal 👉
I can park beyond this sign
Explanation: This sign marks the end of the zone where parking was prohibited. So after this sign, parking is allowed unless otherwise indicated.
Tip: 🚫❌ + black diagonal bar = end of prohibition
Can I overtake this vehicle?
Explanation: The sign prohibits all overtaking on the left, regardless of the type of vehicle, until the next intersection.
Tip: 🚗🚫 = no one overtakes, even on two wheels! ➡️❌
I want to turn right. This road sign means
Explanation: The triangle with the cyclist signifies danger on the roadway, so here cyclists are riding on the same road as you.
Tip: 🚴♂️ triangle = cyclists near or in front of you on the roadway ➡️ caution
I can enter this street
Explanation: The signs prohibit access for mopeds and bicycles, but not for motorcycles.
Tip: 🛵❌ ≠ 🏍️❌ → motorcycles are allowed
My vehicle is equipped with ABS. How should I brake when the road surface is wet?
Explanation: Even with ABS, braking should always be progressive and gentle, especially on wet roads 🌧️.
Tip: ABS or not = brake like 🧈 butter, not like a 🧱 wall 💨
I want to park on the shoulder
Explanation: The 1st sign limits parking to vehicles for disabled persons, the 2nd sign authorizes parking for motorcycles after 6 m.
Tip: 🧑🦽🔵 = reserved ➡️ Wait for the 🏍️ sign for you!
I wish to stop on this shoulder to put on a rain suit
Explanation: This sign indicates that it is forbidden to stop or park on the shoulder except in an emergency. Putting on a rain suit is not an emergency.
Tip: ⛔🚗 + crossed blue = even 30 seconds, it’s forbidden!
I drive a 32 kW motorcycle at 19 years old. This is allowed
Explanation: Before the age of 20, it is forbidden to ride a motorcycle of +125 cc or more than 11 kW, or with a weight/power ratio > 0.1 kW/kg.
Tip: Before 20 years old = 💪 limited engine! ➡️ no more than 11 kW
This vehicle is correctly positioned to turn right
Explanation: 🚫 The vehicle is driving on a cycle path (discontinuous white lines with bicycle pictogram). This maneuver is prohibited, even for turning right. It must stay to the right without driving on the path until the moment of turning.
Tip: 💡 Never drive on a cycle path unless a marking or sign clearly authorizes it!
On the day of the practical exam, driving too slowly can lead to failure
Explanation: 🐢 Driving abnormally slowly without a valid reason is dangerous and can impede other road users. This is penalized during the exam.
Tip: 💡 Stay fluid and adapt your speed to the circumstances (without going too slowly).
This indicator draws my attention to
Explanation: 🛢️ This light indicates that the oil pressure is insufficient. This can severely damage the engine.
Tip: 💡 If this light comes on: stop the engine immediately and check your oil level!
As the holder of a provisional driving license, it is allowed
Explanation: 🛣️ In Belgium, the provisional 36-month license (with a supervisor) allows driving on motorways. But it is forbidden to go abroad or to tow a trailer.
Tip: 💡 On the motorway yes ✅, abroad or with a trailer ❌
This light indicates the operation
Explanation: 🔵 The blue symbol with lines pointing forward represents the high beams (full headlights).
Tip: 💡 Blue = high beams. Green = low beams. Yellow = front/rear fog lights.
This sign prohibits passage to cars
Explanation: 🚫 This crossed blue sign means the end of a lane reserved for motorized vehicles. So cars, trucks, and buses can no longer use it.
Tip: 💡 The red bar on a blue background = end of authorization for the depicted vehicles.
My vehicle is equipped with ABS. The necessary stopping distance is
Explanation: 🌧️ The braking distance is always longer on wet roads, even with ABS.
Tip: 💡 ABS prevents locking, but does not improve the stopping distance.
This red colored lane reserves traffic for cyclists and two-wheeled mopeds
Explanation: 🟥 This is not a cycle path, just an attention marking for drivers. Vehicles can drive on it if necessary.
Tip: 💡 If it is not delimited with continuous lines and a sign, it is not a real path.
The second digit of the code (80) indicates
Explanation: 🧮 The number 80 means that the sidewall height of the tire represents 80% of the width.
Tip: 💡 110/80 R17 = 110 mm wide, 80% = height, 17 inches = rim diameter.
