France Speed Enforcement

[Petrol Pete]

France used to have 3 lane roads with no barriers. One lane for going, one for coming back and one to die in. They still have them but have marked passing zones - WTF.

They also have tunnels with pillars and no guard rails (one famous one in particular) as well as country roads lined with massive (un movable) trees and no barriers, in Paris people on those big step through motorcycles which are defiantly NOT scooters ride around with their hazard lights flashing , so no chance of knowing if they are going left or right WTF is that all about ??.
I have worked in Italy many times driving in the North is OK but down in Naples/Pompeii the driving standards are appalling. One of the Italian engineers i was with (from northern Italy) said it was because we were getting closer to Africa the further south we went and the standards dropped accordingly !!.

 

[Scooby_Doo]

The A48 Cardiff to Swansea was, and still is 3 lane .Prior to the M4 being built it was the main route and as said in previous posts - the middle lane was the suicice lane.

 

[Deleted member 6183]

The A48 Cardiff to Swansea was, and still is 3 lane .Prior to the M4 being built it was the main route and as said in previous posts - the middle lane was the suicice lane.

Heads of the valleys was as well and that was even worse due to the valley commandos.

 

[Stratman]

....................................... ride around with their hazard lights flashing, so no chance of knowing if they are going left or right WTF is that all about ??.
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To know they have their hazard lights flashing you must have seen them. That's what it's about..

 

[Petrol Pete]

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To know they have their hazard lights flashing you must have seen them. That's what it's about..

French Muppetry is what it is about. Even in France driving with your hazard lights on for no reason is illegal. They are perfectly visible , especially if they are running day time lights.

 

[rf065]

From my experience of the Terriforique, the only reason they use hazards is to say "I'm not stopping", it's up to you to keep out of their way.
Only thing worse than this, is when a full sized Goldwing follows them between the cars, My finger is always on the button to fold the mirrors in!

 

[Scooby_Doo]

Heads of the valleys was as well and that was even worse due to the valley commandos.

The first part from Hirwaun for about 8 miles is still 3 lane , there are double white lines in a lot of places but you still get the idiots overtaking double whites or not. The serious injury and death rate on that stretch is a disgrace and something should have been done about it years ago.

 

[st13phil]

Only thing worse than this, is when a full sized Goldwing follows them between the cars, My finger is always on the button to fold the mirrors in!

Haha

My K1600 is similar in size to a 'wing and I’ve found that with the owl-eyes DRL's plus the low mounted auxiliary lights, when I filter between traffic it’s like Moses parting the Red Sea

 

[rf065]

Haha

My K1600 is similar in size to a 'wing and I’ve found that with the owl-eyes DRL's plus the low mounted auxiliary lights, when I filter between traffic it’s like Moses parting the Red Sea

But I bet you don't filter through stationary traffic at 50mph?
Especially when three or four lanes are full of cars that think the next lane is moving faster than them and continually swap lanes.
I've yet to use this road without seeing an ambulance stopped next to a bike sprawled across the road, the scooter/bikers are called "organ donors", it's not hard to see why!