{"id":20396,"date":"2016-07-30T12:27:49","date_gmt":"2016-07-30T11:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/?p=20396"},"modified":"2025-02-20T16:59:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T16:59:27","slug":"black-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/black-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black Saturday &#8211; Every summer the major routes into and out of Paris get very congested as many Parisians head to the countyside, mountains or coast AND almost as many head back from their &#8220;<em>vacances<\/em>&#8221; into the capital and other major cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2 worst weekends in 2025 are <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-central-palette-2-color\">12 &#8211; 13 July 2025<\/mark><\/strong> (from Paris)<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong> <\/strong><\/span>and<strong><span style=\"color: #a50010;\"> 23 &#8211; 24 <\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\">August 2025 <\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;(returning to Paris) which include a day designated as Black Saturday<strong> .<\/strong> <em>These weekends mark the end of the July holiday for many French families and the beginning of the August one for others.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-central-palette-2-color\">1 June<\/mark> and <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-central-palette-2-color\">2 August 2025<\/mark> are also forecast as heavy traffic days!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoroutes.fr\/en\/about-asfa.htm\">www.autoroutes.fr<\/a> is a useful site for French autoroutes, providing links to all the autoroute networks and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoroutes.fr\/en\/Realtime-traffic-information.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">real-time maps of congestion points, service areas etc<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoroutes.fr\/en\/Realtime-traffic-information.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"867\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/autoroutetraffic.png\" alt=\"autoroute traffic map fior Black Saturday\" class=\"wp-image-20397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/autoroutetraffic.png 867w, https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/autoroutetraffic-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/autoroutetraffic-768x488.png 768w, https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/autoroutetraffic-150x95.png 150w, https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/autoroutetraffic-400x254.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 867px) 100vw, 867px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><br>&#8230; or the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bison-fute.gouv.fr\/index,langen.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bison Fut\u00e9 <\/a>(wise Bison) website which suggests alternative routes<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20398\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bison-fute.gif\" alt=\"Bison Fute kigi\" width=\"182\" height=\"49\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><blockquote><p><em>From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theaa.com\/motoring_advice\/overseas\/driving-abroad-whats-new-2012.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the AA<\/a><\/em>:<br><strong>The latest rules:<\/strong><br>The <strong>drink drive limit<\/strong> for new drivers (less than 3 years) has gone down from 0.05% to 0.02%, the same as for bus and coach drivers.<br>Drivers and riders mustn\u2019t use <strong>headphones and headsets<\/strong> (any device attached to your ear). This covers devices used for phone calls as well as for listening to music, but you\u2019re allowed to use a Bluetooth or integrated systems in a motorcycle helmet.<br><strong>Low Emission Zones<\/strong> in Paris, Lyon and Grenoble affect UK-registered vehicles too and ban access for older vehicles.&nbsp; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanaccessregulations.eu\/\">Full details<\/a>)<br><strong>Speed limits<\/strong> on single carriageway roads without a separating guard rail were reduced from 90km\/h to 80km\/h (50 mph) across France in 2018<\/p><cite><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theaa.com\/european-breakdown-cover\/driving-in-europe\/driving-in-france\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the AA<\/a><\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<div class=\"displayInline rteContainer highlightBox\">\n<blockquote><p><em>From the AA:<\/em><\/p><p><em>The drink drive limit for <strong>novice<\/strong> drivers (less than three years driving experience) has been reduced to 0.02%, the same level as that applied to bus\/coach drivers.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Drivers are prohibited from using <strong>headphones<\/strong> and <strong>headsets<\/strong> (any device attached to the ear) when driving. This regulation applies to all drivers and riders and covers devices used for phone calls as well as for listening to music\/radio etc. Bluetooth or integrated systems in a motorcycle helmet are still permitted.<\/em><\/p><p><em>From January 2016 it will be compulsory for all motorcyclists (two or three wheels) to carry <strong>reflective jacket<\/strong>s and wear them in the event of an emergency\/breakdown.<\/em><\/p><p><em>A Low Emission Zone has been introduced in Paris, initially affecting only older (Euro 1) trucks and buses. Restrictions will be extended to all older vehicles from 1 July 2016 and tightened progressively between 2017 and 2020. More information can be found on www.urbanaccessregulations.eu<\/em><\/p><p><em>Eating at the wheel<\/em><\/p><p><em>There have been reports of a new law specifically prohibiting drivers from eating or applying make-up at the wheel. In fact this is not new, and there is no specific law to this effect. Eating\/drinking etc. at the wheel is already covered under the more general French equivalent of our &#8216;Driving without due care and attention&#8217; (article R.412-6 of the Code de la Route).<\/em><\/p><p><em>[July 2015] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theaa.com\/motoring_advice\/overseas\/driving-abroad-whats-new-2012.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The AA<\/a><br><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Saturday &#8211; Every summer the major routes into and out of Paris get very congested as many Parisians head to the countyside, mountains or coast AND almost as many head back from their &#8220;vacances&#8221; into the capital and other major cities. 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