French speed traps?

Someone (possibly Cab) posted a link a while ago to a website that gave
the locations of speed traps on French autoroutes.

I'll be damned if I can find the one I'm thinking of on Google - anybody
know what the URL is?

 

First let's get this straight - you want to know where they are so you
can go past at obscene speeds while flicking them the Vs, right?

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http://www.radarsfixes.com/
http://telechargement.radars-auto.com/
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I was thinking more along the lines of winding up the drivers of the
support vehicle, actually.

And, just because it hasn't been quoted in a while:

"We ride hard, we ride fast; we cruise at a minimum of 200kph and stop
every hour, only for fuel; we're deep in enemy territory, so if anyone
goes down, you're on your own - let's hope they honour the Geneva
Convention"

 

I think that's the one I remembered - found it via another site, just
before your post.

What, no pictures?

Oh, hang on: you have to pay to use that one.

 

Umm, as an aside, has the law regarding use of radar detectors changed
in la belle France? Only there appear to be links from the first site
to http://www.gpsprevent.com/ which (even with my elementary French)
suggest them to be 100% legal...?

Or, is it just another case of semantics, i.e. yes, they /are/ legal to
but, but not to /use/ as they used to be in this country?

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That's "buy".... not "but"...

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It's not a radar detector, it's a GPS. It has a database of radar
locations, and alerts you when you're approaching one. So, AIUI, perfectly
legal.

 

Here's the guvvernmint website:

http://www.securiteroutiere.gouv.fr/infos-ref/regles/csa/csa.html

No, they're illegal.

http://www.securiteroutiere.gouv.fr/infos-ref/regles/faq/index.html#faq2

In French, bien sûr. BUT there is a new gadget on the market that you
download the locations of radars into a box (about €240, IIRC but I
can't find the link) and it beeps as you come close to a radar. These
aren't illegal strangely enough. Neither are GPS systems with Radars as
POI's, I believe.

 

Ahh... Shame. I thought I was going to able to fit my Snooper on my
bike.
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Eeerm - just suppose, hypothetically like, that someone in a British
c_r accidentally went past one of these cameras[1] and it sort of,
well, flashed them.

what might be the consequences ?


I'm only askin' for a friend, you understand !!

GM

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[1] funny square shaped thingy on the road side, tracked the c_r and
went FLASH

 

Is there such a site for Belgium and germany ?

 

Not a lot, AFAIUI. There is an agreement that theoretically allows
cross-border prosecutions, but it's not (yet?) enforced. Then again, I
don't have brit plates (mine are Swiss) so flip wibble do.

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Can't you JFGFI? Personally, I'm immune from French, German and
Belgian radar anyway, so I don't GAF.

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Agreements exist between France and Switzerland for one. If Plod don't
know that, then it's their problem, but watch out anyway.

The other exception are the Benelux countries.

 

*cough*

I'm looking for the article though. I'll post it, when I find it.

 

Yes, I'm aware of that.

Thing is, it's not up to plod as such, but whatever the next nigher
authority that would be needed to chase such things internationally. I
don't think it's a question of not knowing, but not having any
procedures in place to chase and enforce.

Same is still the case, it seems, for other EU countries.

Anyway, there's no points system on a Swiss licence, so it'd only be a
question of paying the fine.

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About what? You don't seriously think they'd try and put into place an
enforcement method with non-EU coutries first, do you?

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Search for "suisse"

http://www.securiteroutiere.equipement.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/DP_27-10-03.pdf

It's worse than I though. Belgians, Germans and Suisse can be caught
and fined. Wotch it Ace.

 

Look at the date of the document, 27/10/03 and ask yourself, or
better yet, ask me, how many times I've been flashed on French roads
and not had them followed up. Quite a few, is the answer.

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