Driving in France - 4 Rules of the Road
An experienced journalist, travel writer, editor and author, Mary Anne Evans was born in London and splits her time between London and his home in the Auvergne Mary Anne has always been a Francophile From that first family trip in a small town resort in northern France five years old, she has always defended the right things in life that France offers more.
France is the largest country in Europe, it has a very good road network, with more kilometers of road than any other country in the EU France has a total of 965916 km 600.192 miles of local roads, secondary, and main highways.
A roads like highways A6 are called motorways in France.
No roads are strategic road routes in the national network.
D roads are managed by the local Department They range from local roads and occupied old roads now downgraded make sure you have an updated map with the new route numbers, the tiny country lanes.
France also displays a European route number French numbers are in white on a red background; European numbers are white on a green background.
The word Toll bottom panel shows a toll road before.
You can see signs of direction with the word Bi These roads are holiday routes along less crowded so if you see Bi Strasbourg is an alternative route avoiding the main roads, they will probably be slower, but there will be less truck traffic and you can avoid traffic jams.
There are tolls on nearly all motorways in France called highways.
The only exceptions are where the highway was created from an existing road, and around major cities and towns.
You take a ticket as you enter the highway from a machine, and pay when you leave the A few road tolls there will be no person on the stand now, many motorway exit machines accept cards credit and debit If you pay by cash, check on the ticket pick you up at the entrance to the highway - some will have the price to different outputs printed on the ticket.
If you do not want to pay by credit card which is more expensive once you've taken the expense and exchange rate into account make sure you have change.
When you get to the exit, turn your card in the machine and it will tell you how much to pay If you pay cash and only notes, the machine will give change There will also be a button for receiving a received if you have need.
If you regularly drive in France or take a long trip, consider the supply of authorities Sanef France extended the payment service automated tolls French Liber-t for British motorists that were previously reserved for French residents Go to the website UK Sanet to register you can then go through the door with the sign of a great t orange on a black background if you are alone and in a driving car right, it saves you either to address, or get out of paying the toll and resist what could be a queue of angry drivers pressed it will cost a bit more upfront fees, but it may be worth.
Follow destination signs rather than numbers of the road if you can as there are so many communities involved in road management, road, were you can change from one road on N D road without warning, and also change the number.
In urban areas, you must give way to traffic from the right priorities ed right.
With roundabouts signs You do not Have the priority é or C é dez passage means that you must yield to traffic already in the roundabout has priority If there are no signs, incoming traffic in the roundabout has priority.
In urban areas, you should not use a buzzer except in emergencies.
The busiest time of year is summer, which runs from or about 14 July when schools start their summer holidays, and on or about 4 September when schools open other school holidays when you can expect more traffic on the roads are the last week of February and the first week of March, Easter and the end of April to the second week of May.
Public holidays when the roads are busy include: April 1, May 1, May 8, May 9, May 20, July 14, 15 August, November 1 November 11 25 December, 1 January.
Breakdown or accident If your car is stationary on the road or in part on the road due to a breakdown or an accident, you must configure your red warning triangle at a safe distance behind the vehicle if 'approach traffic know there is a risk.
You will be asked to complete an amiable amiable statement by the driver involved finding of a French car.
If you can, call your insurance company both on your mobile phone, they may be able to put you in touch with a French representative of the local insurance.
If there are injuries involved, even if it is not your fault, you have to say with the car until the police arrived.
Call 15 15 is the national emergency number for medical help if the accident is serious, it takes you to the ambulance service that is an ambulance service of Medical Aid for Emergency help service medical emergency Make sure you know exactly where you are and the circumstances of the incident.
Call 18 18 the brigade is the number of French firefighters firefighters Unlike many other countries, the firefighters are trained to deal with medical emergencies They are often the first service to go to the Traffic Injury and in rural areas, they will probably get there faster they also provide an ambulance service.
Call 112 112 is the European standard emergency number, but take care as if you are near a border with another country, 112 of a mobile country could find you talk to emergency services in the country, not France.
If you are a European country, make sure that the European Health Insurance Card EHIC disease, which has replaced the old E111 But as you have to pay medical expenses, make sure you have adequate travel and health .
If you are not a European country, you must have separate travel and health insurance.
There are car rental companies throughout France, in large and small cities and airports All the big names have a presence in France If you are planning a longer stay, consider the great value Renault Eurodrive Car lease buyback program.
For more information on driving in France, visit the webpage AA Driving in France.
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