The Interministerial Committee for Road Safety decided that from 1 July 2008 the yellow vest and the triangular signal should be in every car. Finally, France joined its European neighbors already applying this rule for a long time as Spain.
Previously the Highway Code specified with Article R416-19: "When a vehicle stopped on the roadway is a traffic hazard [...] the driver must ensure the pre-marking of the barrier using its hazard warning triangle or a pre-signal or combination of these two devices. "
Here are additional equipment that French motorists will get a price around 10 € in car shop centers or supermarkets.
As a reminder, to be visible and effective, a triangle signal must be placed at least 150 meters before the car.
Since 1 October 2008, any driver who does not have this equipment in his car will have to paid a fine of 90 € and even 135 € if he does not immediately pay the ticket.
Once again, the triangle is proving to be indispensable.
1 comment:
A funny video about that:
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=SCbASmfOgZ4
Post a Comment