BOBAD
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Anybody planning to ride through France after July 2018 is advised to be aware of new (lower) speed limits which will be rigorously enforced by radar-equipped unmarked cars crewed by civilians working for a private company.
The French government has announced that, beginning next July, the speed limit will go down from 90 km/h to only 80 km/h on 2 way non-separated roads.
That's more then 400 000 kms of roads... Most of departementales and a lot of nationales roads too.
The official reason is to reduce road deaths but a lot of people think it's to make money.
Enforcement by un-marked cars.
Previously these cars were driven by 2 gendarmes only 4 hours per day because of the lack of manpower, but now they will be driven 12 hours/day by private companies' employees.
And many more cars.
These cars can flash you when you pass them or when you cross them coming from the opposite side.
The radar antenna is hidden behind the front license plate. You can't detect the flash because it's infra red light.
So you don't see anything and don't get pulled over. You just get a bad surprise in the mail 2 weeks later.
There has been an online petition against this decision with more then 2 million signatures but with no effect.
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The French government has announced that, beginning next July, the speed limit will go down from 90 km/h to only 80 km/h on 2 way non-separated roads.
That's more then 400 000 kms of roads... Most of departementales and a lot of nationales roads too.
The official reason is to reduce road deaths but a lot of people think it's to make money.
Enforcement by un-marked cars.
Previously these cars were driven by 2 gendarmes only 4 hours per day because of the lack of manpower, but now they will be driven 12 hours/day by private companies' employees.
And many more cars.
These cars can flash you when you pass them or when you cross them coming from the opposite side.
The radar antenna is hidden behind the front license plate. You can't detect the flash because it's infra red light.
So you don't see anything and don't get pulled over. You just get a bad surprise in the mail 2 weeks later.
There has been an online petition against this decision with more then 2 million signatures but with no effect.
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