{"id":2397,"date":"2009-07-30T16:36:27","date_gmt":"2009-07-30T15:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/?p=2397"},"modified":"2009-07-30T16:36:27","modified_gmt":"2009-07-30T15:36:27","slug":"on-the-road-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/on-the-road-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"On the road in France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/90kph.jpg\" alt=\"90 kph sign\" width=\"150\" height=\"148\" align=\"right\" \/>Some reminders that August is the peak month for traffic on France&#8217;s roads and autoroutes.<\/p>\n<p>The authorities in France have a colour-coded system to signify traffic density, and for traffic heading away from the Paris region and towards the coast and mountains<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">ORANGE = dense traffic with local jams<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">RED = very dense traffic with many traffic jams<em> (bouchons)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>BLACK = the worst &#8211; extremely heavy traffic with many traffic jams on all routes.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">FRIDAY 31 July 2009 is RED<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>SATURDAY 1 August 2009 is BLACK<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">SUNDAY 2 August is ORANGE<\/span><\/strong>, except for the South East (Rhone-Alpes region around Lyon) which is RED<\/p>\n<p>Returning traffic is RED most Saturdays in August.<\/p>\n<p>However, helpfully most roadworks are suspended over the weekends between mid-July and the end of August &#8211; so the problems will be due to sheer volume of traffic.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/itineraireBIS.jpg\" alt=\"itineraire BIS\" width=\"274\" height=\"110\" align=\"left\" \/>A good map is always useful, but also consider using France&#8217;s network of Alternative Routes<em> (itineraire bis) <\/em>which cover large areas of France and will take you on decent N roads and avoid the worst bottlenecks.<\/p>\n<p>And also beware that some autoroute toll charges (p\u00e9age) are higher in peak periods than at other times &#8211; e.g. on August Sunday afternoons heading towards Paris!<\/p>\n<p>For more info on traffic conditions in France see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bison-fute.equipement.gouv.fr\/diri\/Accueil.do?langue=en\" target=\"_blank\">www.bison-fute.equipement.gouv.fr<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>New Speed Limits for Caravans and trailers in France<\/strong>:-<br \/>\nThe new speed limits for a car and caravan or trailer with combined gross weight over 3.5 tonnes and are 90kph on motorways and dual carriageways, 80kph on ordinary roads and the standard 50kph in towns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some reminders that August is the peak month for traffic on France&#8217;s roads and autoroutes. 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