SOLVED : Why is this bool not changing?

In the following code, my boolean variable "bIsOvertaking" is NEVER triggered, despite the correct message printing. The IF/ELSE statement is certainly working but I can't for the life of me figure out why this bool isn't switching to true.

    function AvoidCollision()
 {    
     var hit : RaycastHit;
     
     var RayStartPos_FL : Vector3 = Ray_Emitter_FL.transform.position;
     var RayStartPos_FR : Vector3 = Ray_Emitter_FR.transform.position;
     
     if (Physics.Raycast (RayStartPos_FL, transform.forward, hit, fBrakeTriggerDistance) ||
         Physics.Raycast (RayStartPos_FR, transform.forward, hit, fBrakeTriggerDistance)) 
     {
         if (hit.transform.tag == "Car")
         {
             // Do braking
             if (!bCarDoesOvertake)
             {
                 bIsBraking = true;
                 print ("Car in front - braking!");
             }
             // Do overtaking
             else
             {
                 bIsOverTaking = true;
                 print("Car in front - overtaking!");
             }
         }
     }
     else
     {
         bIsBraking = false;
         print ("Road clear");
         Debug.DrawRay (RayStartPos_FL, transform.forward * fBrakeTriggerDistance, Color.green);
         Debug.DrawRay (RayStartPos_FR, transform.forward * fBrakeTriggerDistance, Color.green);
     }
 }