A Bus Full of Kids in the Wrong Lane. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Here’s a snapshot of Latvian driving style: a coach loaded with children barrels past a truck, even as another lorry bears down from the opposite direction. The bus squeaks back into its lane just in time and, technically, nothing happens.

In Latvia, drivers are used to dipping onto the shoulder to make room for these spontaneous center-lane overtakes. But let’s be clear, no one’s actually required to.