![Twisted Evil :twisted:](./images/smilies/icon_twisted.gif)
We hardly saw any gendarme patrols by the roadside either, which seemed rather odd for a red/black traffic period. Mind you, I do wonder whether the flics could make a penalty stick for a foreigner if you were driving on a road that clearly said 90 kph but you were somehow supposed to intuitively know that the signs now meant 80 kph? As an incoming foreigner, the authorities have made zero attempt to inform drivers of the change - I would at least have supposed that they'd have notices up at the national borders, or that they'd be handing out flyers at the ferry ports?
On the whole, though, I'm quite glad that they've reduced the N road limits, because French driving standards do seem to be sliding back after maybe a decade of getting better. Far more risk-taking seemed to be going on, especially on blind bends where the no-overtaking signs were being routinely ignored. Especially in the north.
OTOH, I only once saw a driver talking on his mobile during the whole three weeks, and only one bad/dangerous instance of undertaking. (And that was a Belgian - nuff said.
![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
Jeez, the Boulevarde Peripherique is getting seedy these days! The mashed concrete surfaces, the graffiti, the sun-bleached direction signs that just aren't legible any more. It's a good job that you're only doing 15 mph.
![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif)
BJ