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Yes but fortunately it is only with policemen who give tickets in the streets, roads...

by nazka 13y ago

rmc 13y ago
Yes that it was it. The French road police. Here's a blog post from the Irish AA about driving in France: http://www.theaa.ie/AA/Ezine/AA-Ezine-May-2013/Driving-in-France.aspx http://www.theaa.ie/AA/Ezine/AA-Ezine-May-2013/Driving-in-Fr... Even so people who are used to dealing with a sympathetic Irish Garda [Police force] are in for a rude surprise if they expect the same in France. Local police can be extremely unsympathetic and they make no allowance for visiting tourists.
- aragot 13y ago
  The same can be said about pretty much any country. This article is an opinion and isn't backed by examples or facts. If anything to be said about French roads, we have automated speed controls and it's a heavy burden on our lower-wealth population. I wouldn't imagine a police force with a reputation to be lenient. Is it like this for the Irish Guarda? Do they still succeed in keeping the death rates low?
  - rmc 13y ago
    This article is an opinion and isn't backed by examples or facts Yes it's an opinion piece. But it's an opinion piece from a large motorist organisation, which gives information about motoring and travelling. France is very close to Ireland and many people travel there, so their recommendations are probably true. Do they still succeed in keeping the death rates low? Yes. We have had a massive reduction in deaths on the roads in the last few years, down to 162 in 2012[1], down from about 415 in 2000[2]. The Wikipedia list of road deaths per year[3] also shows Ireland scoring lower than France for various road death metrics [1] http://www.rsa.ie/RSA/Road-Safety/Our-Research/Deaths-injuries-on-Irish-roads/ http://www.rsa.ie/RSA/Road-Safety/Our-Research/Deaths-injuri... [2] http://www.garda.ie/Controller.aspx?Page=10717&Lang=1 http://www.garda.ie/Controller.aspx?Page=10717&Lang=1 [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-re...

Yes but fortunately it is only with policemen who give tickets in the streets, roads...

by nazka 13y ago

Yes but fortunately it is only with policemen who give tickets in the streets, roads...

rmc 13y ago

Yes that it was it. The French road police. Here's a blog post from the Irish AA about driving in France: http://www.theaa.ie/AA/Ezine/AA-Ezine-May-2013/Driving-in-France.aspx http://www.theaa.ie/AA/Ezine/AA-Ezine-May-2013/Driving-in-Fr... Even so people who are used to dealing with a sympathetic Irish Garda [Police force] are in for a rude surprise if they expect the same in France. Local police can be extremely unsympathetic and they make no allowance for visiting tourists.

aragot 13y ago
The same can be said about pretty much any country. This article is an opinion and isn't backed by examples or facts. If anything to be said about French roads, we have automated speed controls and it's a heavy burden on our lower-wealth population. I wouldn't imagine a police force with a reputation to be lenient. Is it like this for the Irish Guarda? Do they still succeed in keeping the death rates low?
- rmc 13y ago
  This article is an opinion and isn't backed by examples or facts Yes it's an opinion piece. But it's an opinion piece from a large motorist organisation, which gives information about motoring and travelling. France is very close to Ireland and many people travel there, so their recommendations are probably true. Do they still succeed in keeping the death rates low? Yes. We have had a massive reduction in deaths on the roads in the last few years, down to 162 in 2012[1], down from about 415 in 2000[2]. The Wikipedia list of road deaths per year[3] also shows Ireland scoring lower than France for various road death metrics [1] http://www.rsa.ie/RSA/Road-Safety/Our-Research/Deaths-injuries-on-Irish-roads/ http://www.rsa.ie/RSA/Road-Safety/Our-Research/Deaths-injuri... [2] http://www.garda.ie/Controller.aspx?Page=10717&Lang=1 http://www.garda.ie/Controller.aspx?Page=10717&Lang=1 [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-re...