ImAnAlPaca
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I hope there are no trains running anytime soon.
That'll help
Who gets to go first?
Obstacle course
Tactical placement
Bunch of random stormtroopers waiting for their train which is probably too late (public transport sucks here)
Only allowed to go left, oh wait no you're not. Or yes you are, or no.
You had one job.
Did I mention how terrible our roads are?
Did I mention that public transport sucks? We like to get cozy when we have to wait 30 minutes extra
That'll end well
We do acctually really love our over the centuries by monks perfected beer.
Ah, 3 different speed limits in 10 metres. A classic!
Whenever we see this many parking limitations we just park anyway assuming they don't have any real meaning. Yet they very often do.
This is legit, this guy can't get in his garage anymore with his car.
Will definitely keep me out!
Well thought through execution
VodkaReindeer
Road between Belgium and The Netherlands:
MildMisdemeanor
American living in Belgium: you've gotta see this shit to believe it
fakederrickk
+1 for Belgium
tnin4u
#14 At least his car wasn't in the garage when they installed the boxes.
differently
was thinking the same thing lol +1
JKM3
Always upvote Belgians. Just not the roads..
RationalLunatic
I'm Romanian, went to Belgium, you have great roads! (Come visit if you wanna bitch about it)
iGotTheLastCookie
http://imgur.com/J3jAtWC
PIENbow
Glad to see Belgium on the fp! We might be a bunch of idiots, but I'm still a proud Belgian! Come grab a beer here guys!
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PIENbow
Come grab one!!
LockjawLukjanow
I imagine the bus stop couch smells like it was pulled from an ocean of piss
AnotherSemanticArgument
This is surely the best comment of the week.
ImAnAlPaca
Who cares, as long as its comfy!
ChristopherNixon
Morpheus called, he wants his furniture back:
Quest4Life
I would legit steal that couch though...
fr4nz
I always upvote Belgium ! :)
uitSCHOT
as a dutchman: cray belgians...
Gapisme
Of course its chaotic, the whole countries economy is based on waffles. WAFFLES
shmoo2
and BEER, which goes a long way towards explaining this stuff
aTripToSpace
And fries!! Don't forget our fries!
Blasingame
Obviously, that's what people know belgium for.
gunnexx
And beer, and chocolate!
bickyhihi
and fries ! fries are belgium speciality, not france
Nonsencycle
Holy shit they have DELHAIZE -err- I mean Food Lions in Belgium?? So sorry about that.
kingast
Haha, well it kinda started over here. :)
Ambroos
It's a Belgian company, usually regarded as the most luxurious/expensive supermarket here.
Nonsencycle
Wow I never knew. They're pretty dirty and crappy over here. At least where I live.
Doubeido
they were founded in Belgium, and the headquarters is still there
bickyhihi
yup, i'm 200meters from the headquarters right now :) type "rue jules delhaize" in googlemaps
Nonsencycle
Whoa. TIL.
gunnexx
TIL they have them somewhere else!
MFdobbs
Doesn't matter have amazing beer.
shmoo2
amazing beer explains the pictures
notirrelevant
A Frenchman once told me that Belgium was switching to driving on the left like in England, but it was a two-week test period, trucks only.
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notirrelevant
Yes, most jokes are lies. But thank you for reinforcing my suspicions
DistractedBoyfriendIsAmerica
Lived here in Belgium for the last 9 months. The only thing worse than the roads are the drivers. (and they're even worse at parking)
nexusdog
Add the Dutch to that one.
fakederrickk
I'm Belgian and I'm offended so much I took the time to respond while driving...
atutti
I am in belgium for over 3 years, and I FUCKING approve this message.
MazMaz
A fellow expat? I just moved here last week :)
Nebayo
Do you know why Belgians don't do water skiing? Because they didn't find any steep lake.
flickerdart
In Russia, we tell this joke about the Chukchi (indigenous Northern Siberian peoples).
ImAnAlPaca
LOL. We acctually do waterskiing tho, when I was little I always went with my mom to one of her friends who had a speedboat on a local lake
Nebayo
Nice :)
youbutinthefuture
Oh that's awesome man can you tell us some more of your life story?
DaveTheMurderingHippo
So... I'm a dick in a future? That's what you are being right now, a dick. Stop it future me, stop being a dick.
l00ny
Maybe it's better to be a dick than to be a murdering hippo.
DaveTheMurderingHippo
Highly debatable.
ImAnAlPaca
Sorry lol, just something I remembered after not thinking about it 10+ years.
DistractedBoyfriendIsAmerica
knew a guy on the Belgian water ski team.. I've got a t-shirt of it somewhere let me look....
Litten
some say he's still looking
shadowtrixz
hihellno
Ayooo fellow paltz imguring here!!! :)
DrFunkenstein1
Yeaaaaa booiiiiii
BensPajamas
SUNY Newps represent!
Fugitoid
you are correct!!!
RepublicofTexa
now i question whether the rest of them are from Belgium
StandardDeviant
Seems like a German occupation would actually help things
ImAnAlPaca
German is accutally one of our 3 'native' languages even though only a couple % of the population acctually speaks it lol
Smayds
Planning ahead, I see.
Rumpsonumpso
There we have the fundaments for a better more germanic lifestyle in rotten Belgium
RTdes
Not with public transport... That's for sure.
malakim
If you want good public transport you'd have to let japan invade
SomePeopleSayThatCucumbersTasteBetterPickled
don't want to ruin that hose; better to derail a train
TheGreatLemonWheel
http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2wbwkc84x1ru37dno1_500.gif
ImAnAlPaca
Yeah we call those men politicians around here
Kalooki
I'm going to Belgium in February!! :D
ObsidianDreamer
You sure that's a good reason to be happy? :p Have fun though!
ImAnAlPaca
Woohoo! Where will you be going? :)
Kalooki
We're doing a little 'field-trip' with the law school so around the EU Parliament and all that :)
bickyhihi
have a nice trip in my city :) EU parliament is the less belgian-thing you can visit here, so don't forget to go to the Delirium bar :)
EvilEkips
If you go in about 2 weeks, you might be swamped with nerds like me there though :P
Kalooki
Delirium bar... I'll keep that in mind! Thanks :D x
bickyhihi
"the place to beer" :)
weebel
As a fellow belgian imgur'er have my upvote!
Kalooki
What language do you speak in Brussels?
weebel
Mostly Dutch / French, but due the wide range of nationalities there are more possibilities :)
Valonquarsbigbrother
*Mostly French. FTFY
weebel
ImAnAlPaca
THERE ARE DOZENS OF US, DOZENS!
weebel
Dozens of upvotes for OP ? ;-)
ImAnAlPaca
I do like my fake internet points :v
weebel
Hehe.. the imgur effect ;)
razz85
Well, counting me, we're at three at least?
NotSoPinkFluffyUnicorn
Four!
razz85
Alright, Harten is troef!
LeonQuin87
Five!
szepasszony
But seriously, what is going on in Belgium?
cherrybouquet
Border with the Netherlands http://imgur.com/lft6XS7
wastedintellect
Well, you took my comment. I should have known it was Belgium by the less than amazing roads in the first picture.
SloppySwish
That looks like the Pawnee / Eagleton border.
Waidonut
That's what Quebec Ontario looks like too.
andman
haha that's so true.
evilisme
Its so fucking true as well
greenf1sh
Reminds me of driving between California and Nevada.
miraculousDefroster
hahaha yep, that is so great to drive over, and its also a litle jump, you jump onto the perfect dutch road and are happy to are in NL
alauric
that makes me sad :(
yOuShOuLdPiCkAuNiQuEuSeRNaMe
mildly interesting
NexiKuro
As a Dutchie, the road beyond the rail is the actual highway and looks fine on the Belgian end of things. Cut them some slack.(not too much)
Beverlyhillscopisonrightnow
As a Belgian, fuck us. Our roads are utter shit compared to Dutch ones
ferryp
Living at just 5 miles from a different border with Belgium, I can confirm this is not just one case. It's rampant.
dieselpower
Lol this is 3 km from my home, I confirm its not shopped
Jespertheend
I can confirm
Commandersnowflake
Border of Everywhere/Oklahoma
XmassCat
Netherlands have awesome roads. Unfortunately the speed limit is only 130 and the fines are too high for a German.
FantasySuicide
Hahaha, don't come to Ireland! 120 max
Eowyneb
OMG I LOVE PETER PAN!
TheLittleFlyingDutchGirl
I close my eyes when I'm near the border with Belgium and guess when we've crossed it, taking clues from the bumpiness of the road XD
UseTheSource
what's your numberplate mate?
TheLittleFlyingDutchGirl
Don't worry I'm not driving :) and considering that I'm in the middle of the Netherlands I don't get to the border to often :P
flymps
Hopefully you're not the one driving though.. In that case the bumping could also be pedestrians
TheLittleFlyingDutchGirl
Haha nope not the one driving obviously :P It was a game when my and my brother where little. Still do it sometimes but not while driving :)
paul289
That looks like the border between Indiana and Michigan.
amishcannoli
I was just thinking the same thing.
DougDeNasty
As a Minnesotan, the border between Minneapolis and St Paul.
naxself
And between Ohio and Michigan.
lprmesia
As soon as I saw the picture I instantly thought of I-75.
FiatLuxIam
Have you been to Pennsylvania? It's worse. Source: 15 years each living in IN / PA
pocketfullosunshine
That looks like the border between Michigan and any of our neighbors- Ohio, Indiana or Ontario. It feels like driving a jackhammer.
desgax
Not to mention Canada
pocketfullosunshine
I forgot Wisconsin. Oops. Clearly not a Yooper.
Corrodias
Wisconsin keeps most roads pretty good, from what I've seen.
amishcannoli
Don't forget once you get north of Chicago! Lake county roads are basically no mans land.
SteevyT
Seriously, what the fuck is up with Michigan roads?
GiraffesAndCrystalMeth
or Cali and Arizona (my suspension looooves Arizona!).
ivebeensittinghereforanhourthinkingofagoodusernametouse
Arizonan here, My truck's suspension died long ago
GiraffesAndCrystalMeth
DAMNNNN ... and our roads are torn up compared to yours!
nottambulo
Belgium: The America of Europe
Welley
Ontario / Québec border.
OpinionMill
Looks a bit like the Sudbury city limits.
GalacticaPegasusValkyrie
I had to replace my front suspension last year because of Ottawa's roads. Not all of Ontario is nicely paved...
TranscendentalExperiences
As a Quebecer who just fucked up her car's suspension... YUP!
IDidNotChooseTheNerdLifeItChoseMe
I'll bite. Which one is which?
Welley
If you zoom in you can see that it's written "Québec" on the green board, when going towards the left.
RadioCPoche
Ontario is the nice one and Quebec is the chaotic one
phlat6
Because French?
TheJCas
bigger province that has fewer taxpayers... roads are hard as shit to maintain when you have to provide them to a larger area w/ less money
Pencillin
Isn't Belgium basically in financial gridlock b/c Flanders and Wallonia can't agree on anything? It is two nations within one country.
westendgrills
That was about four years ago if i remember correctly. 500+ days without a government. It got better
PsychoDK
Stupid Flanders!
MongoloidFARTexplosion
Stupid Sexy Flanders!
pr0nty
It's like I'm wearing nothing at all! Nothing at all!
FuckingPleaseSera
Even the grass gets greener!
RTdes
I have to drive from Germany to Vilvoorde near Brussels once every while for work. Last time my exhaust header came off...
dewhite
Antwerp - Brussels = one busted crankcase
thereisnolifeiknowtocomparewithpureimagination
As someone from Vilvoorde...yeah, the roads here suck!
BigBelgianWaffle
But as Belgians we have some auto derision, bravo OP this made everyone, including belgians, laugh !
riffifi
I've heard your women have square nipples to get you used to fries
maverickquasar
I wish some people in the south of France had the ability to make fun of themselves, arrogant bastards
BigBelgianWaffle
I heard once some French friends thinking the movie "Dikkenek" was a French one because they couldn't believe Belgians would be have (1/2)
BigBelgianWaffle
the capacity of making so much fun of themselves. I had to remind them we are not simply nothern French speaking with a funny accent ! (2/2)
maverickquasar
Haha it's so bizarre being English here. Don't get me wrong my friends are but... auto dérision is my culture and they just don't get it!
AmIAllowedToChangeMyUsernameInTheFutureBecauseThisOneSucksAss
As a Canadian, where does that sticker thing happen...
tf58
TIL roads in Toronto are maintained by Belgians.
RaduTanase
It's just an ad, after 20-30m you get a big message saying "FEELS LIKE ****** SUSPENSION" :)
Waidonut
As a Quebecer, who needs stickers when you got the real thing!
IOnceOwnedMoonMoonButOnceHeTriedToLickMyBallsAndRanAwayIMissHim
It actually happened in an Indian city. It was for the promotion of an insurance firm or something like that, I don't remember correctly.
IsThisTheRealLifeIsThisJustPharmacy
In Winnipeg, roads are so bad. My buddy's rim got bent last spring and insurance wouldn't cover it because they were getting too many claims
georgetherogue
Looks super shopped to me.
jezebel1975
I live in Cranbrook, BC, and I can assure anyone ours are the 3D kind, all over town. :P
TormentedPenguin
Not in Hamilton.. We don't have paved roads here
ImAnAlPaca
I didn't make it, I only know that we have a crap ton of potholes and it seemed fitting when I was putting this collection together lol
timtheenchanter3
You'd be surprised how bad our roads can be in Canada if you ever thought we used stickers to simulate potholes
demiandub
As a German, my sense of order and efficiency is offended by all of this.
notsogoodatusernames
I used to live in Halifax, currently living in Ottawa, and I can say both places use the 3D techniques as well. No stickers needed.
AmIAllowedToChangeMyUsernameInTheFutureBecauseThisOneSucksAss
downtown Ottawa isn't that bad
disgr4ce
It's an artist's idea that some dumbass captioned as though it's actually 'in use' *internet sigh*
staringfrog
IT DOESN'T HAPPEN, IT'S PHONY, OP'S A PHONY, IT'S BULLSHIT, AND I'M SORRY
rebel9
In Quebec we just have real craters.
hooliooo
Ontario too lol. Maybe it's just my city lol
AmIAllowedToChangeMyUsernameInTheFutureBecauseThisOneSucksAss
as someone who frequents Quebec, yes...yes you do and 24/7/365 construction
rebel9
I hear the government is working on a time machine so that they can have more than 365 days of construction.
AmIAllowedToChangeMyUsernameInTheFutureBecauseThisOneSucksAss
Wouldn't even doubt it
JustACanadianChick
This was caused by a pothole in Trois-Rivières: http://tvanouvelles.ca/archives/lcn/infos/faitsdivers/media/2014/04/20140408-092650-a.jpg
rebel9
I was in Trois-Rivières on Monday! Thankfully I didn't encounter that minor pot hole.
accipiter
I think it's a proposed idea. On that note, it would cause people to SWERVE, not slow down, causing way more accidents than speed alone.
Erilis
yup
AmIAllowedToChangeMyUsernameInTheFutureBecauseThisOneSucksAss
yea no kidding
sheikyehhyaa
Or slow down to, like, eight miles an hour on the highway. Useful stuff.
accipiter
Yeah, even going over a pothole like this at 8 mph is going to mess up your car, though. Pretty sure those are deeper than your tires.
IcameHeretoChewBubblegumAndGiveDownvotesAndImAllOutofBubblegum
My car is very low and I have to slow down for a few bad bumps/holes where I live and it's always very dangerous. I usually put hazards on.
accipiter
I wouldn't even drive over potholes that big going 1 mph. I'd try to drive around them, which would cause more hazards.
FartedWhileMakingUpName
Seriously. Those stickers were huge! I'm not driving through/over that at any speed.
AerialQuadDrone
Certainly not in NS
4jodimac
yea we prefer the real deal here
AnsonMorrant
As an Albertan, we definitely have the 3D versions... everywhere.
d199y
hello from hammonds plains
yeahitcouldbebrittwhofuckingknows
omg same hp bro
MrBaggins
Montreal here... 3D version on Crack.
Harois
As someone from PEI (aka, where all roads are built on a sand bar), this.
haliwha
Yeah, NS goes the 3D route.
Housemaster
Since the atlantic climate constantly jumps around the freezing mark, makes sense that NS has shit roads.
d199y
and all our tax money goes to keeping oodles of old people alive with a dwindling tax payer base
AmIAllowedToChangeMyUsernameInTheFutureBecauseThisOneSucksAss
Or ON
notsogoodatusernames
Woo! Another Nova Scotian!! There are dozens of us, dozens!!
KillerCaitie
Indeed. Cape Breton doesn't have pot holes, we have road craters.
TheMadGambler
In Winnipeg, the potholes are 4, sometimes even 5 dimensional
LooseCannonSpock
How do you even manage to bridge across those dimensions without causing tears in the space/time fabric?
AmIAllowedToChangeMyUsernameInTheFutureBecauseThisOneSucksAss
I used to live close to Winnipeg, I know haha
seawolf
So... would you say it's a ... (•_•) / ( •_•)>⌐■-■ / (⌐■_■) ... wormhole?
vegansuccubus
There was once a pothole on my street about 2m by 2m, I am genuinely surprised no one died
NoBeardTheIrate
Entire sections of street that open up to sacrifice cars to the mole people below in Winnipeg
MagicCarpetPilot
As a delivery driver in Winnipeg, spring time = swerving around potholes like a drunk idiot
redstoneage
Muskoka Ontario is one big pothole.
Inamedmycatafterfood
Remember the sink hole last spring that opened on St.Mary's. Wild times. Wild. Times.
mymylee
montreal is the same :(
KobeWan
I dummied a rim and my suspension on St James last spring. It's was like a god damn meteor shower hit
laxgoalie
Fuck St. James... Was it right after you take a left off of Ness?
MagicCarpetPilot
And then you have to deal with mpi
ritzdogg
Winnipegger here too. Dealt with MPI on a dented rim from pothole in North End. Told they'd give me $200 for my rim with $500 deductible.
varsil
Same in Edmonton. I hit a pothole and ended up in Yuggoth a week before it happened. Took me the whole week to get back.
woopwoopwubwawub
Went to Brussels by car once. I was ready to stab a bitch after just 2 minutes.
HairLoopies
I drove all over that country one winter and don't have a single bad road-related memory. Look at all the good stuff I missed!
woopwoopwubwawub
Maybe you're used to worse?
HairLoopies
Maybe. I do live in New York.
gingerbaconkitty
The first time I tried to cross the road in Belgium I nearly got run over. I had a green light lol.
ImAnAlPaca
LOL our big cities are nightmarish to navigate by car yeah.
Paramike
I have to go round Ring Antwerpen now and then. Oh. My. God.
ImAnAlPaca
Whenever I have to be in Antwerp by car I make sure to time it or in the middle of the night or in the middle of the day lol
GaneshaTheElephantGod
Best thing I did in Brussels: Cover almost every route by walking. Damn the city is messi.
bohemiancrabcity
Went to Brussels by car once. I was robbed after just 2 minutes by guys on scooters. They broke the front window of my car.
bohemiancrabcity
Plus your country roads will have an intersection with no stop and the people intersecting the road have the right of way... wut?
Reilem
Yeah brussels is fucked in all kinds of ways.
MissThickThickityThickFaceFromThicktownThickania
Come to Venezuela. You will have a stroke after 5 minutes (if you don't get shot and killed first).
maverickquasar
Or kidnapped, don't sell your comrades short now!
fakederrickk
Brussels world's #1 city for traffic jams. I drive there every morning... I once got stuck 2 hours for 500m, it took me 3 hours to get home.
woopwoopwubwawub
damn son
VinkyHamburger
Is that true or more as a figure of speech?
fakederrickk
True, entire street closed for construction, the traffic was redirected on to another road with construction. Literally 2 hours for 500m...
RTdes
Same here, thankfully not every morning. 6 lanes, nothing moves. It's unbelieveable.
LexaLotus
Don't understand why OP thinks public transport sucks here - it's better than in UK!
fakederrickk
It sucks balls if you don't live in Brussels, with public transport my commute = 3.5 hours, car without traffic 35 min/ traffic = 1.5 hours
koektrommel
Speaking for your northern neighbors, your post just confirmed all our jokes. Thanks!
plasavall
Yes, but the Netherlands has something even worse... Dutch people
GentlemanBart
As a Belgian I do confirm all of these. But I'd like to point out all of these things are here because we like some excitement in our lives.
Memaleph
The first one was a joke, but it really shows what Belgium is. The others are only the top of the iceberg.
sidfromtoystory
ah well, your chocolate is nice
Ichanged
Not only the jokes but every prejudice ever! Belgian beer ftw
ScumbagBrother
Im from Holland an can confirm!
uitSCHOT
wou net zeggen :P
Nullifidian
Wou? Wou?! WOU?!
uitSCHOT
[/straattaal] [/moeite] [/fuck it] :P
Nullifidian
;)
Chellecution
Recently someone from France was trying to explain a little about Belgium. It all makes perfect sense after this post.
INeedMoreGifMeMoreJustOneMore
Oooh, you don't know the half of it...
orangechocolate
I wanna hear details! :)
DrRetroMD
As a Dutch guy I've lived in Belgium for 5 years. You notice entering Belgium by the sudden change from good roads to horrible roads
bassurfer
The extremely well-lit horrible roads.
TinyLiehon
Speaking of Dutch vs Belgian jokes: What happens when we sell the Limburg to the Netherlands? The average IQ in both countries rises!
lens4life
But... Limburg is already part of the Netherlands..
TinyLiehon
Both countries have a Limburg. Hence the sale (you guys get a matched set)
lens4life
I'm an idiot for not knowing Belgium has a Limburg. Funny joke :p
TinyLiehon
Yeah, it's almost as if the more up north you live, the more we'll make you subject jokes ... except that we do it to the French as well?
Caraggbaj
Why does the Belgian have a knife in his car?
Caraggbaj
To cut corners, by far the most reposted belgian joke
Cerinna
Why does a Belgian keep a pile of old newspapers in his car? ... No shit this only works in Dutch.
JustSoYouKnowYo
dan kan ie lekker scheuren.
Cerinna
Thank god for so many Dutchies on Imgur. :D
DrunkGermanGuy
As one of OPs eastern neighbors, I had no idea there were jokes about belgians.
laxbro
Well, you're German.. Jokes are not in your DNA. Don't like it, then try to take our lands.. oh wait
carrickbender5150
This deserves so many more upvotes.....
exsqueezeme
Every time someone says Germans aren't funny I think of this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT86iWiH2mI. Crack up every time
Nebayo
Speaking for OP southern neighbors, his post just confirmed all our jokes. Thanks!
Idownvotepeoplewhopointoutreposts
One thing the dutch and french can agree on. The belgians are idiots.
Cerinna
You Frenchies make the same jokes as we Dutchies do? LET'S BE FRIENDS! Over Belgium's woes.
SteveHarringtonsLusciousLocks
as an american, i now have jokes to make about belgium
Nebayo
Did you know they tried to land on the sun? They are doing it by night because it's too hot by day.
ImAnAlPaca
I'd much rather have the system you guys have. We'd have to pay yeah but at least it would be in order lol
INeedMoreGifMeMoreJustOneMore
Don't kid yourself, it's not that much beter! Their highways aren't even illuminated! Atleast we have the lights... Which we don't turn on.
ImAnAlPaca
Imo we don't need to turn them on, totally doesn't bother me and I drive alot at night.
Foxygen
maybe if we turned them off we wouldn't be in danger of power shortages. Maybe just maybe
koektrommel
HaniiPuppy
I just realised that if France and Germany got together, they could do an Eiffel Tower over Belgium o-o
Cerinna
However, Belgium's northern neighbors are not Germans.
Nebayo
iameHidden
This is glorious!
Thedrunkpoet
I feel this gif describes me very well
Nebayo
Moi aussi ;)
died0
Don't forget sudden traffic lights on the highway. Because there's an intersection. On the highway.
skellious
In the UK you can get 3-Lane Motorways and 3-lane dual carriageways. One can't have lights or roundabouts, the other can. both are 70MPH.
Ringshadow
Dude I put up with that shit constantly in Louisiana.
nation543
in the US, highways have lower speed limits and traffic lights. freeways don't.
morpho4444
I visited America a year ago, I saw some on the 101 going to Palo Alto, coming from Redwood City, can anyone confirm?
PinkAndNerdy
Denied. They have lights at the entrance to the freeways to time traffic (doesn't help) but not like Belgium.
GiraffesAndCrystalMeth
correct, BUT the 101 has some stoplights up north. it's a state highway, not an interstate. the 101 down in LA has the entrance lights.
SomePeopleSayThatCucumbersTasteBetterPickled
gnuclear
In Australia, Highways can have traffic lights. Freeways do not.
svalli
where would those be? just drove across belgium 2 months ago, from east to west, not a single light. but i got a ticket for doing 125 km/h..
romavictamuthafuckah
This is also true in Texas
timocruz
That's a thing in Winnipeg as well. Better be ready to go from 100 to 0.
luckycharms4life
Psht, I have barely seen a traffic light but I have seen crazy insane intersections on the highway here. It's lovely. -_-
misterplasma
Lol Oklahoma
CamoKiIIer
Highways can have lights. Freeways don
CamoKiIIer
dont*
Mullenkedheim
this happens in japan too D:
getoverit
Highway 7 in Kansas. hate hate hate hate hate hate hate it
rebeccaisafish
Yeah, I don't think that's all that weird.
Marlx
It that why you died?
died0
Lol, no. Dutch names are terrible in different languages.
Marlx
Oh well, could be. ;)
gnuclear
In Australia, Highways can have traffic lights, Freeways do not.
MuscledStickInsect
If you were talking about #3 it's not a highway, it's just a main road. It's a country based on logic and common sens, you know ?
killamonobrow
The pothole situation in the UK is beyond a joke. You can't ride a bike on the road without suspension.
ChesterMememingtonthe3rd
oh the suspense ...
PleaseOrganiseYourCode
And the fact we have a special keyboard ... Good luck getting a belgian mechanical keyboard lol
naughtywhiteboy
But you have kick ass chocolate and waffles.
ReductioAdHitlerum
TIL Oklahoma is Belgium
died0
Apparently there's a difference between freeways, highways and interstates. Which one can you go the fastest on?
Beverlyhillscopisonrightnow
Where exactly? I have never encountered something like this. I did however on a 90 km/h lane
thoushaltnotpass
At Hal/Halle. And it sucks, wasting 15minutes both directions every day.
IAmTheLizardKingICanDoAnything
You from Halle region? :D
thoushaltnotpass
Slightly further in Hainaut. Tweetalig city :)
IAmTheLizardKingICanDoAnything
Je viens de Beersel :) (also a little tweetalig)
DeltaBlast
I got a ticket my first time driving in Belgium due to this. Came from the Netherlands, went straight through red because wtf :P
WavyGravyForPresident
Duluth mn has, I believe, the ONLY stoplight on all of Interstate 35 which goes all the way through Texas. We know about shit roads.
ThatLurkerThatsNoLongerALurker
Best I've seen was just the middle part of a bridge in a grass field next to the highway. No other roads, or anything, but a piece of bridge
WooeeooIlookjustlikebuddyholly
If you refer to the bridge I'm thinking about, they tore it down.
fhdhbcb
By definition a highway may have at grade crossings. A freeway never has at grade crossings. funatparties.jpg
died0
Welk i mean freeway. Pardon The non native english speaking me. It just stops and there's a red light.
IRideUnicornsNakedInPublic
This is remedial driver's ed...how can anyone with a license not know this?
Dekker3D
Someone who's always thought that a "highway" is a "snelweg", not an "autoweg" :D
getthismanabeer
Low expectations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuSeJPXmAOs
therealeeyore
Finally! Some one with a brain. Thank you.
PotatoMakeStrong
THANK YOU
YeahLinguisticsBitch
I mean, sometimes we have those in America too, just not on the interstate highways.
ToastedEggSandwich
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eviscera
There's one in southwestern Virginia. Kinda annoying to be going 65 miles per hour and need to slow to a stop for ten seconds.
Robloxyoda
Here on HW 395 and HW 240, we're used to it. It doesn't even really phase us.
wangusangus
Saw that a lot down in MS/TN area. They exist in NJ too.
changingmynamerealquick
I live right in the border of MS/TN and I saw that comment and was thinking "Wait, that's uncommon?!"
iwasjusthungry
Long Island as well
FyveAces
Maryland is full of them
krazy986
We have 3 in a row on 71 in Kansas City.
getthismanabeer
Screw that stretch of highway. Fuck your highway speed limits and police in particular. 65mph->55mph->45mph(oh no a merge!)->55mph->lights.
krazy986
Yeah, that shit pisses me off too!
Pulochilastra
Interstate highways are technically freeways, a specific type of highway. Highways can have lights, its the broader term
BumbleBeeBeardedGingerBear
yeah, our highways like to just end or split unexpectedly without much warning. Especially around DC.
PotatoMakeStrong
there's this one bit in Pennsylvannia where it just sudden;y stops being a freeway its really interesting ugh I love this stuff
MnemonicMonkeys
There's some on 33 going through Ohio
yourdadsmybf
I was looking for a ohion to say this.
nesurame
You fucking kidding? I was driving to Kansas the other day, and there was a stop light after a hill, with no signals, so if it was red, uded
bghvgjdh
My city is sometimes called "Stoplight City" for how many of those we have on HWY 41.
pookieeatworld
Thinking maybe Kenosha? Chicago?
bghvgjdh
Evansville, haha
ballsohard2202
Do most Europeans not have that? It's pretty common here in America. Of course they put up signs in advance to warn you.
died0
I think i meant freeway or Interstate.
HolyHolopov
I think you'd maybe call them freeways or motorways?
ballsohard2202
Well. Kinda. Freeways are in cities only, interstates connect states.
HolyHolopov
In Europe highway mainly means what compares to your interstate highways, I think? Fast lanes, where there's not supposed to be stopping.
Koantum
Limited access highway
ballsohard2202
Ah I see. Highway is a large variety of roads here.
Muchnamesuchuserwow
I live in america and have never seen a stop light on a highway
GiraffesAndCrystalMeth
you're probably from Cali, like i am ... if you visit someplace with 'older' highways there are stoplights.
JordiRebur
i live in spain, europe: definition of highway is fast speed, no intersection at same level. so no place for stop lights except full tunnel
blimlimlimm
Come to Ohio.
ballsohard2202
Really? I mean they're not like "everywhere" but I have seen them quite a bit. Where do you live?
doublekross
Where do YOU live? The only place I ever saw this was Texas.
ballsohard2202
MO. Seen them in OK, MO, TX, and New Mexico.
Muchnamesuchuserwow
KY, But i'm from MI and lived in MO,
ballsohard2202
MO huh? Which part? I'm from around Joplin myself.
FibonacciToInfinity
I'm from just over the AR/MO border & there is a two on HWY 65 going north that I know of, but there age huge warnings for them both.
roonmian
As a German.... Please stahp... I'm dying from laughter.... XD
TigerswilldoANYTHINGforatunafishsandwich
A German? Laughing? LIAR.
avi8tor
You guys should start invading again...
ipound
One more giggle for you then. In norway we have roundabouts on the highway as well
roonmian
Well, that I can actually understand. In Germany we're not allowed to go past 50km/h with non-skid chains on the tires either :D
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Ivaer
Roundabouts. On a highway. Are you supposed to take them at 90kph, too? xD
HappierThanASlinkyOnAnEscalator
If you're not a lil bitch. Haha jk, I'm from the us, i have no clue what I'm talking about
Ivaer
Also from the US; the notion of roundabouts on the highway just confuse me, though. xD
dryditch
I think they just drift.
TheDarkLordOfTrees
*drifts blasting ACDC going 90kph*
nym23
The Fast and the Furiøus: Oslo Drift
Counterfit
We have large traffic circles in New England that can handle nearly those speeds. When they aren't clogged with cars. We call them rotaries
Ivaer
Coming from Iowa, that just sounds fucking crazy, and we have massive tracts of... Land. Massive tracts of land.