French speed cams

"Champ" wrote in message
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On Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:23:34 +0000, BrritSki wrote:

Champ wrote:
On Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:54:43 +0000, BrritSki
wrote:

Just printed off the Michelin route for my drive tomorrow from Boulogne
to Courchevel and noticed that not a single speed camera is listed.

Can this be right ? Not that I ever exceed the limit of course...

I'm assuming you're British, in a UK registered car, yes?

Not quite - I'm British, but with and Italian reg car...

So why would you care about French speed cameras?

Because we drive in to France at the Ventimiglia border
regularly, and if I ever do get caught by one of those
hand-held jobbies and stopped, they would flag up all the
outstanding tickets (if I had any) and possibly do me for
the lot.

The issue is terminology, then. A 'hand-held jobbie' is a good old
fashioned radar trap. I assumed you meant automated speed cameras.
--
Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk

Whatever your preferred terminology, it amounts to the same thing when you
get caught.

If you'd seen yesterday's French TV footage of assorted fatal accidents on
ice-covered main roads then you might reconsider my comments about not
speeding in these conditions, and getting there safely...

RM
www.mountainpassions.com - an Online Magazine with Altitude

Champ wrote:
So why would you care about French speed cameras?

You may not... but you get still caught on a hand-held roadside speed-cam

I don't think there's any such thing as a 'hand held roadside
speed-cam'. I think you're talking about a radar trap. The OP was
asking (I thought) about fixed site speed cameras that could be shown
on a map.

AFAIK the only hand-held speed gadgets used in France are radar only,
which are not linked to automated cameras (and for which
French-registered drivers get a ticket through the post) but instead
have a "reception committee" a few miles down the road.

On the other hand, they do have a number of unmarked cars with radar
cameras linked to the automated system. One favourite spot for those and
of interest to skiers is on the A43 back from Albertville, on the short
110 km/h stretch just after Montmelian immediately before the junction
with the A41.

John.

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On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 11:10:13 +0100, "Roger Moss"
wrote:

Because we drive in to France at the Ventimiglia border
regularly, and if I ever do get caught by one of those
hand-held jobbies and stopped, they would flag up all the
outstanding tickets (if I had any) and possibly do me for
the lot.

The issue is terminology, then. A 'hand-held jobbie' is a good old
fashioned radar trap. I assumed you meant automated speed cameras.

Whatever your preferred terminology, it amounts to the same thing when you
get caught.

But the point remains that you can't (currently) "get caught" by a
fixed roadside camera if you don't have a french registered car.

If you'd seen yesterday's French TV footage of assorted fatal accidents on
ice-covered main roads then you might reconsider my comments about not
speeding in these conditions, and getting there safely...

People not being able to drive safely in adverse conditions is nothing
new. Do you have any evidence that speed had anything to do with the
accidents you saw?
--
Champ

Beware the mobile units .... they caught me in a British Car and it cost a
lot.
Yes I know ....blah blah blah ..... .I shouldn't speed but I did. Also
funnily
it was only brit cars and many of them who appeared to be speeding ... hmmm

Martin

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"Champ" wrote in message
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On Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:54:43 +0000, BrritSki
wrote:

Just printed off the Michelin route for my drive tomorrow from Boulogne
to Courchevel and noticed that not a single speed camera is listed.

Can this be right ? Not that I ever exceed the limit of course...

I'm assuming you're British, in a UK registered car, yes?

So why would you care about French speed cameras?
--
Champ

On Jan 4, 9:41*am, " wrote:
With mappy.com you can see that there is 8 speed cameras along your
trip.

Here is the detail (Considering you come from Boulogne sur Mer)

1st one: 124 Km * * * * * * * * Radar : 90 Km/h - N25 - Pt km 8 - Amiens - Rocade
Nord
2nd one: 298 Km * * * * * * * * Radar : 110 Km/h - A4 - Pt km 139,9 - Reims
3rd one: 435 Km * * * * * * * * Radar : 130 Km/h - A5 - Pt km 148.2 - Chauffour les
Bailly
4th one: 548 Km * * * * * * * * Radar : 130 Km/h - A31 - Pt km 81,7 - Selongey
5th one: 782 Km * * * * * * * * Radar : 90 Km/h - A46 - Pt km 25,2 - Neyron -
Descente de Sermenaz
6th one: 880 Km * * * * * * * * Radar : 110 Km/h - A43 - Pt km 81.6 - St Sulpice
7th one: 891 Km * * * * * * * * Radar : 90 Km/h - N201 - Chambéry
8th one: 942 Km * * * * * * * * Radar : 90 Km/h - N90 - Pt km 23,4 - Albertville

Then there is 50km left from albertville to Courchevel.
Total: 992 km.

This list, is all the automatic speed cameras he's supposed to see on
his way.
Then, i'm not sure that "british cars" can't get caught by them. I
think our countries "work together" to identiy british caught in
france, and french cought in uk.

On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 07:21:13 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:


This list, is all the automatic speed cameras he's supposed to see on
his way.
Then, i'm not sure that "british cars" can't get caught by them. I
think our countries "work together" to identiy british caught in
france, and french cought in uk.

No, they don't. I believe that agreements to do so have been in place
for some years, but as of yet they do not enforce them. Champ, amongst
others, has recent experience of this (that I know of), and I can
certainly confirm that Swiss-plated vehicles are not chased up.

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All opinions expressed are personal and in no way represent those of the Ski Club.

On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 07:21:13 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:

Then, i'm not sure that "british cars" can't get caught by them. I
think our countries "work together" to identiy british caught in
france, and french cought in uk.

No, they don't.
--
Champ

Champ wrote:
On Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:23:34 +0000, BrritSki wrote:

Champ wrote:
On Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:54:43 +0000, BrritSki
wrote:

Just printed off the Michelin route for my drive tomorrow from Boulogne
to Courchevel and noticed that not a single speed camera is listed.

Can this be right ? Not that I ever exceed the limit of course...
I'm assuming you're British, in a UK registered car, yes?

Not quite - I'm British, but with and Italian reg car...

So why would you care about French speed cameras?
Because we drive in to France at the Ventimiglia border
regularly, and if I ever do get caught by one of those
hand-held jobbies and stopped, they would flag up all the
outstanding tickets (if I had any) and possibly do me for
the lot.

The issue is terminology, then. A 'hand-held jobbie' is a good old
fashioned radar trap. I assumed you meant automated speed cameras.

Yes I did, and they are not a problem normally, but could be if I was
stopped in a radar trap.

As it happens we were flashed on the way out of Moutiers yesterday when
I thought I'd set cruise control at 90, but it must have been 91 or
something like. Never mind.

Was also stopped a few minutes ago 200m from home, but the Carabinieri
looked at papers and then sent me on my way with a smile.

Champ wrote:
On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 07:21:13 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:

Then, i'm not sure that "british cars" can't get caught by them. I
think our countries "work together" to identiy british caught in
france, and french cought in uk.

No, they don't.

Agreed, although I think there's some talk of implementing it soon.

More likely to happen quickly with British cars when your wonderful
government "lose" a couple of DVDs with all the reg'n details listed

In Italy, I doubt if ANYONE can get access to the completre list, even
if authorised ))

On Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:54:16 +0100, in
, BrritSki
wrote:

Champ wrote:
On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 07:21:13 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:

Then, i'm not sure that "british cars" can't get caught by them. I
think our countries "work together" to identiy british caught in
france, and french cought in uk.

No, they don't.

Agreed, although I think there's some talk of implementing it soon.

No change there then. All the agreements have been in place for years,
but it's still ot hapenned yet.


More likely to happen quickly with British cars when your wonderful
government "lose" a couple of DVDs with all the reg'n details listed

In Italy, I doubt if ANYONE can get access to the completre list, even
if authorised ))