Watch out watch out they'll be even more radars about en France 2012

[Bentley boy]

Have to be even more careful next year 

Just as the UK seems to be going the other way 

http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.france-info.com%2Ffrance-justice-police-2011-02-10-securite-routiere-hortefeux-annonce-1000-radars-supplementaires-d-ici-514891-9-11.html

[termietermite]

At the moment the writing still isn't joined up and it's unlikely that the fixed radar infringements will make their way back to the UK.  But it's on the cards for the future.

[Barry]

Whats a French average speed camera look like?
You can spot the Brit ones a mile off, but I don't recall seeing anything similar across the water.

[termietermite]

It's a bloomin' great big grey thing, usually with a warning sign several hundred meters in advance of it.  I'll try to find some piccies for you.

Voila:

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:Radar_auto_face_active.jpg

http://www.securiteroutiere.gouv.fr/article.php3?id_article=3596

[Barry]

That's the ordinary speed camera isn't it?
I've seen and been flashed by a few of those.
It's the average speed cameras that I haven't seen.
Or are they identical?

[Bob U]

They won't worry me one little bit. For the first time in 20 years I am travelling incognito and someone else is doing the driving.

[termietermite]

The picture I posted is of an average speed camera.  The others are rectangular and bigger.

[termietermite]

Here's another sort:

http://www.ouest-france.fr/actu/actuDet_-Bientot-les-radars-troncons-calculeront-la-vitesse-moyenne_39382-1239201_actu.Htm

[Barry]

Thanks for clarifing that Deb.
I'm probably going to be towing for the next few years in France, except LM week, so I probably don't need to worry.

[termietermite]

What I haven't established yet is what sort of warning signs (if any) will be posted with the average speed cameras.  Kpy might know?

[Barry]

It would be good to know, average speed cameras are *****

[termietermite]

Yes they will:

Le radar tronçon sera-t-il indiqué par un panneau ?
Oui. Ces nouveaux radars seront signalés par un panneau supportant le message «contrôle radar fréquent». Celui-ci sera installé 1 ou 2 kilomètres avant le premier radar tronçon.

"They will be indicated by a panel showing the message "controle radar frequent."  These will be put up 1 or 2 kilometers before the first camera."