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Belgium Theory B study plan

Belgium Theory B · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Road signs, signals and road markings

  • Classify every Belgian road sign category (danger, prohibition, obligation, priority, indication) and state the driver action each demands

  • Read and explain supplementary plates (distance, vehicle category, time windows) attached to signs

  • Distinguish traffic-light sequences including arrows, flashing amber and tram signals

  • Identify the main road markings (continuous, broken, hatched, stop line, bicycle and bus markings) and their legal meaning

Your checkpoint

A handwritten or digital flashcard set of 60 signs and markings, self-tested with at least 90% recall

Week 2

Road signs, signals and road markings & Traffic rules and priority (right of way)

  • Combine sign, signal and marking information at a single junction to decide the correct action

  • State the Belgian priority hierarchy: police, traffic lights, signs, then the default right-hand rule

  • Apply the right-hand priority rule to uncontrolled intersections and identify its exceptions (priority roads, roundabouts, exiting private ground)

  • Explain how priority signs work together with the road shape at T-junctions and crossroads

Your checkpoint

A one-page priority decision flowchart plus 30 solved junction scenarios with written reasoning

Week 3

Traffic rules and priority (right of way)

  • Describe correct behaviour at roundabouts, including yielding, lane choice and signalling on exit

  • Explain priority for trams, buses leaving stops, and emergency vehicles with sirens

  • State the rules for pedestrians at crossings, cyclists at advanced stop lines, and children or elderly road users

  • Apply overtaking rules: permitted sides, prohibited locations, and safe clearance for cyclists and pedestrians

  • Explain turning rules including yielding to pedestrians and cyclists when crossing their path

Your checkpoint

A written summary of 15 priority and overtaking rules, each with one original example scenario and the correct outcome

Week 4

Vehicle knowledge, safety equipment and technical requirements

  • Identify mandatory safety equipment in a Belgian passenger car and state inspection intervals for each item

  • Explain tyre requirements: legal tread depth, pressure checks, load index and winter tyre rules

  • Describe lighting and signalling requirements and when each light must be used

  • Explain the meaning of dashboard warning lights and the correct immediate response

  • State the vehicle documents and technical inspection obligations a driver must keep valid

Your checkpoint

A vehicle pre-drive checklist of at least 20 items with pass/fail criteria, completed once on a real or simulated car

Week 5

Driver behaviour, hazard perception and defensive driving

  • Define stopping distance and calculate how reaction distance and braking distance change with speed and wet roads

  • Identify the main hazard categories (hidden junctions, parked cars, cyclists, pedestrians, farm vehicles) and predict their likely behaviour

  • Describe safe following distance in seconds and apply it in different conditions

  • Explain the effects of rain, fog, ice, night and low sun on visibility and grip, and the adjustments required

  • List the main distraction sources and state a concrete prevention strategy for each

Your checkpoint

A hazard-perception log of 10 real or video-based situations, each with the hazard identified, the predicted development and the chosen response

Week 6

Speed limits, stopping and parking

  • State the general speed limits for built-up areas, outside built-up areas, motorways and priority roads, including regional variations

  • Apply speed limits for specific vehicle categories and for novice drivers where applicable

  • Explain the rules for where stopping and parking are prohibited, including crossings, bus stops, cycle paths and clearways

  • Describe parking rules on inclines, at night, in residential zones and in blue or paid zones

  • Explain what to do in the event of a breakdown or accident, including warning triangle placement and safe positioning

Your checkpoint

A speed-limit and parking cheat sheet covering all road types plus 25 true/false statements answered with the rule cited

Week 7

Alcohol, drugs, medication, fatigue and fitness to drive & Documentation, insurance, offences and penalties

  • State the legal alcohol limits for experienced and novice drivers and the consequences of exceeding them

  • Explain how drugs, medication and fatigue impair driving and how to assess fitness to drive

  • List the documents a driver must carry and the insurance obligations that apply in Belgium

  • Describe the penalty categories for the most common offences, including speeding, phone use and driving without a valid inspection

  • Explain what to do after a collision: injury assistance, statement of facts, and reporting to insurers

Your checkpoint

A one-page emergency and legal reference card covering alcohol limits, required documents, insurance steps and key penalties, recalled from memory

Week 8

Road signs, signals and road markings & Traffic rules and priority (right of way)

  • Complete timed mixed-topic practice sets and score at least 85% on each

  • Review every missed question and write the underlying rule in your own words

  • Re-test the weakest two domains until scores are stable across two consecutive attempts

  • Rehearse the full exam format under time pressure at least twice

Your checkpoint

A final review sheet of all recurring mistakes with corrected rules, plus two timed mock exams scored and analysed

Milestones

Week 2: Explain the full priority hierarchy and solve 10 unseen junction scenarios with at least 8 correct

Week 4: Complete the vehicle checklist from memory and score at least 80% on a mixed domains 1-3 quiz

Week 6: State every general speed limit without reference and score at least 85% on a mixed domains 1-5 quiz

Week 8: Score at least 85% on two consecutive full-length timed mock exams covering all seven domains