Advice to Holidaymakers - Prepare for your Visit to France
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Drivers heading for France this summer are being invited to visit a special website for advice on driving safely on French roads. The French road safety organisation, La Prevention Routiere, is also providing answers to commonly asked questions about driving in France.
This summer thousands of British drivers will be travelling through France, without always knowing the driving habits of the French, or even the rules of the French Highway Code. For example, some may wonder why some cars are driving with their dipped headlights on during the day, and some without.
To answer their questions, La Prevention Routiere (a private road safety association recognised by the French government) has decided to provide, through its website, information and advice about driving in France.
The website can be visited at : www.preventionroutiere.asso.fr, where the information will be available in five languages : English, German, Dutch, Spanish and Italian, to make it accessible to most visitors.
Visitors will discover, for example, that driving with daytime running lights (dipped headlights) lit outside urban areas, no matter what time of day it is, is simply a recommendation, and is not compulsory. It is an experiment being conducted by the authorities to see if this can influence road safety.
Other road safety measures, specific to France are also given. Among these are : driving with a hand held phone is forbidden (a fixed phone is allowed - though strongly advised against by La Prevention Routiere) ; also, contrary to some other European countries (Italy, Austria, Spain, for example), no specific safety equipment is legally required (such as reflective jacket, warning triangle, or first aid kit).
While France has long been seen as a country with few road safety controls, it is not the case today. Speed limits are more strictly enforced, thanks to fixed and mobile automatic speed cameras, with the result that average speeds have decreased, and in two years, the number of people killed on the roads has decreased by 30 %.
Drivers are also advised that in France, in good weather, the speed limit is 50 km/h in towns, 90 km/h on main roads, 110 km/h on urban motorways and dual carriage ways, and 130 km/h on motorways.
One last piece of practical information which is useful to know about before setting off : there is a radio channel which covers the whole of France and gives information about traffic conditions on motorways : 107.7 FM. A special bulletin is given in English every hour, particularly during the big holiday weekends throughout the summer.
Find all the advice of La Prevention Routiere on its website : www.preventionroutiere.asso.fr
Drivers heading for France this summer are being invited to visit a special website for advice on driving safely on French roads. The French road safety organisation, La Prevention Routiere, is also providing answers to commonly asked questions about driving in France.
This summer thousands of British drivers will be travelling through France, without always knowing the driving habits of the French, or even the rules of the French Highway Code. For example, some may wonder why some cars are driving with their dipped headlights on during the day, and some without.
To answer their questions, La Prevention Routiere (a private road safety association recognised by the French government) has decided to provide, through its website, information and advice about driving in France.
The website can be visited at : www.preventionroutiere.asso.fr, where the information will be available in five languages : English, German, Dutch, Spanish and Italian, to make it accessible to most visitors.
Visitors will discover, for example, that driving with daytime running lights (dipped headlights) lit outside urban areas, no matter what time of day it is, is simply a recommendation, and is not compulsory. It is an experiment being conducted by the authorities to see if this can influence road safety.
Other road safety measures, specific to France are also given. Among these are : driving with a hand held phone is forbidden (a fixed phone is allowed - though strongly advised against by La Prevention Routiere) ; also, contrary to some other European countries (Italy, Austria, Spain, for example), no specific safety equipment is legally required (such as reflective jacket, warning triangle, or first aid kit).
While France has long been seen as a country with few road safety controls, it is not the case today. Speed limits are more strictly enforced, thanks to fixed and mobile automatic speed cameras, with the result that average speeds have decreased, and in two years, the number of people killed on the roads has decreased by 30 %.
Drivers are also advised that in France, in good weather, the speed limit is 50 km/h in towns, 90 km/h on main roads, 110 km/h on urban motorways and dual carriage ways, and 130 km/h on motorways.
One last piece of practical information which is useful to know about before setting off : there is a radio channel which covers the whole of France and gives information about traffic conditions on motorways : 107.7 FM. A special bulletin is given in English every hour, particularly during the big holiday weekends throughout the summer.
Find all the advice of La Prevention Routiere on its website : www.preventionroutiere.asso.fr
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