Must-know Tips For Riding In France!

I give you some useful tips for riding a motorcycle in France. Filmed during my return journey after completing the Route Des Grandes Alpes
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hello today I’m riding from the Alps to Cal avoiding the toll roads during my journey I’ll be giving you advice on riding in France all the information contained in this video is as I understand it at the time of recording so starting with what you need to take with you you’ll need your driving license your V5 copy of your insurance certificate and if required anot certificate some French cities now have crit a zones that’s the equivalent of ules in the UK you’ll need a criter sticker If entering any of these zones they can be obtained online at www. certificate a.f FR link is in the description the cost less than £4 and L the lifetime of your bike even if you don’t intend going into to one of the CR zones they’re worth getting one just in case your plans changed due to an emergency if using French toll roads you can pay by card cash or purchasing an electronic tag I don’t use French toll road so I can’t give you accurate up-to-date information on them you do not need a vignette to ride on French motorways you need to carry a highis vest which should be worn if you break down or have an accident you don’t need to wear it whil riding your bike both the rider and plion will require one you’ll need to carry spare bulbs unless your bike has LED lights your bike must display a UK sticker GB stickers are no longer valid you can either display one of these stickers or a number plate sticker andure your travel insurance covers you to ride a motorcycle of the size you’re riding Petrol in France is known as Sand Plum or sance and is available in E5 or E10 although some garages only sell E10 petrol is widely available in France but some garages are P pump only most of the local petrol stations in the small towns close on Sundays speed limits the speed limit in towns and Villages is 50 km per hour unless signed otherwise the 50 km perh limit is not always signed but the speed limit starts where you see the town sign and ends where you see the town sign again with a red line through it you’ll note some of the village signs are upside down this is a protest test against taxes levied on local farmers the national speed limit was lowered by the government to 80 km per hour the government then allowed the regions at their own discretion to raise it back to 90 kilm per hour so in some regions it’s 80 km some regions it’s some regions it’s 90 kilm if I’m unsure what the speed limit is to avoid getting a speeding ticket I stick to 8 km/ hour unless I notice the locals are sticking to 90 km per hour the speed limit on your carriageways is up to 110 km per hour the speed limit on motorways is up to 130 km per hour when raining the 130 km per hour speed limit is lowered to 110 the 110 km speed limit is lower to 100 this sign warns you of frequent speed cameras and this is a typical French speed camera all this a speed limit sign with an arrow only applies to Vehicles taking the slip Road there is often no stop line at permanent traffic lights you stop level with the traffic lights there is a smaller Set of Lights displayed at the driver’s eye level temperary traffic lights at roadworks have no green light the flashing gamber means proceed with caution many have a countdown showing how long you have to wait for the lights to change this is a Road close sign this is a diversion sign the old rule of giving way to traffic on the right has been largely abolished in France although some of the small rural Villages still apply it this sign means give priority to the right it may may seem confusing but 99% of the time the Junctions in France work just as they do in the UK just take your time when riding through the smaller hamlets and Villages the diamond sign means you are on a priority Road the words repel under any road sign simply mean reminder roundabout seem strange at first as you r around them anticlockwise and check for traffic on the left as you enter the roundabout it may seem confusing at first but once on the French roads everything seems to fall into place and the system does work very well you’ll soon get used to riding on the right most accidents involving UK bikers riding on the wrong side of the road occur when the rider leaves a car park or petrol station and there’s no traffic to remind him to ride on the right some bikers put a piece of tape or ribbon on their right hand mirror just as a reminder I hope this video has been informative for you one of the things I like about avoiding the toll roads you get a chance to take a break at some of the local patisseries which serve delicious sandwiches and cakes and that’s exactly what I’m going to do now so until next time bye