Hi folks. I'm off to France next week and I was just wondering if anybody knew of a speed camera database for France, available for the Garmin 2720? Cheers
French speed cameras
- Thread starter (RIP) Bobble
- Start date
alimey4u2
Registered user
Easy to spot the bloke with the checkered flag standing alongside...
.
.
there's usually a fecking great sign warning you about the camera half a Km before you get to it 
there's usually a fecking great sign warning you about the camera half a Km before you get to it
Not in the villages when the dark blue uniform blends nicely into the shadows they're hiding in.
bluepassat
Guest
Try this http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/
you have to pay but its only £2 for 1 months subs
i`m going to France on Saturday
hope this helps
Martin
Interesting article in Honest John recently (Telegraph),
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?xml=/motoring/2007/05/12/mrjon12.xml
where french police are looking at GPS and applying law sometimes incorrectly (!) by confiscating/fining for using a radar detecting device!!!
honest john directs to a website that demonstrates the difference between detectors (illegal) and gps with legal"public domain" information stored in them (eg POIs), the thing being that info pages are in french and can be carried to "counter" the french police enthusiasm for confiscating legal equipment and fining for its use!
Its a pain, but if you show this to the agent de police it may persuade him not to put you into the administrative process, which is not good....although people have managed to prove their case later, at some cost in time and aggro!
its only a couple of sheets of paper, but it might avoid a sh*t load of trouble
Oh and by the way, this website advertises a list of fixed sites for Euro 9ish suitable for gps!
not tried this but may have a look!
http://www.controleradar.org/detecteur-de-radar.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?xml=/motoring/2007/05/12/mrjon12.xml
where french police are looking at GPS and applying law sometimes incorrectly (!) by confiscating/fining for using a radar detecting device!!!
honest john directs to a website that demonstrates the difference between detectors (illegal) and gps with legal"public domain" information stored in them (eg POIs), the thing being that info pages are in french and can be carried to "counter" the french police enthusiasm for confiscating legal equipment and fining for its use!
Its a pain, but if you show this to the agent de police it may persuade him not to put you into the administrative process, which is not good....although people have managed to prove their case later, at some cost in time and aggro!
its only a couple of sheets of paper, but it might avoid a sh*t load of trouble
Oh and by the way, this website advertises a list of fixed sites for Euro 9ish suitable for gps!
not tried this but may have a look!
http://www.controleradar.org/detecteur-de-radar.html
Last edited:
Shep
Shep of the Dessert
In France i would recommend sticking to the speed limits wherever possible, camera databases (obviously) give only fixed camera positions, however Le local bobbys are very active with all the mobile camera/laser equipment with normally a zero tolerance attitude to speeding and IMO zero sense of humour
Ride safe
Shep
Ride safe
Shep
Thanks everyone for the reply's.....to be honest I will (mainly ) be sticking to the speed limit's as SWMBO will be following on her Hornet 9, however it's easy to get carried away
when you've got a lot of miles to do 
.
Where about are you going bluepassat? We're heading down to the south and will hopefully be at the Monaco GP.
) be sticking to the speed limit's as SWMBO will be following on her Hornet 9, however it's easy to get carried away when you've got a lot of miles to do .Where about are you going bluepassat? We're heading down to the south and will hopefully be at the Monaco GP.
bluepassat
Guest
Thanks everyone for the reply's.....to be honest I will (mainly
Where about are you going bluepassat? We're heading down to the south and will hopefully be at the Monaco GP.
We are touring the Normandy beaches then up to Cherbourg
but what day are you going could travel down?
have a good trip
Martin
French Speed Camera's
If you are travelling south from Calais on the A26 then lookout for gendarme's with hand-held radar before the first peage / toll , no need to chase you in his Clio 'cause they are waiting at the toll booth for you. Even more frequent is the radar on the return / Northbound side of the A26 before you get to the toll - you can usually see a queue of brits waiting to sit in the back of the gendarme's van at the toll and hand over their hard-earned wonga.
Have a great trip.
John
If you are travelling south from Calais on the A26 then lookout for gendarme's with hand-held radar before the first peage / toll , no need to chase you in his Clio 'cause they are waiting at the toll booth for you. Even more frequent is the radar on the return / Northbound side of the A26 before you get to the toll - you can usually see a queue of brits waiting to sit in the back of the gendarme's van at the toll and hand over their hard-earned wonga.
Have a great trip.
John
Lots of cars / bikes and lorries flash their lights going the other way in my experience.
I think that French police can set up mobile speed traps anywhere they like, they don't have to use nominated locations like in the UK, therefore GPS camera location in France would be pretty useless (IMHO). You get lots of warnings for the fixed ones and if you speed in villages you only get what you deserve. Out of town they don't seem that worried, I've even had a friendly wave as I've sped past (or was that a laser he was waving?)
Fixed radars are sign posted "for your comfort and security"
Mobile/hand held are usually to be found as you enter, or more often as you leave a town/village/hamlet. In the built-up area its 50. Then they have a buffer zone that's 70. They usually sit in the 70 zone, monitoring the 50 stretch.
However, in rural areas you will be safe during the lunch period, 12 'till 2
and usually after mid day on a Sat and all day Sunday... 35hr week
Thats unless you are on the roads to the ports cos they are just easy money for them. They are learning what a pot of gold it is from the UK rossers.
John
Mobile/hand held are usually to be found as you enter, or more often as you leave a town/village/hamlet. In the built-up area its 50. Then they have a buffer zone that's 70. They usually sit in the 70 zone, monitoring the 50 stretch.
However, in rural areas you will be safe during the lunch period, 12 'till 2
and usually after mid day on a Sat and all day Sunday... 35hr week
Thats unless you are on the roads to the ports cos they are just easy money for them. They are learning what a pot of gold it is from the UK rossers.
John
As you have seen the fixed camera positions are available online but at the moment they don't affect you anyway as there isn't an agreement in place between France and the UK.
However, the mobile radars are a bastid and about to get worse I reckon. Sarkozy was the man behind them and he has just been made President today. The road fatalities for this April have just been announced and they are up on last year so I think Sarko will be lighting a fire under the Gendarmes so watch out!
However, the mobile radars are a bastid and about to get worse I reckon. Sarkozy was the man behind them and he has just been made President today. The road fatalities for this April have just been announced and they are up on last year so I think Sarko will be lighting a fire under the Gendarmes so watch out!
I guess I'll have to put Dido or Pink Floyd on the Ipod and just relax the speed and look at the scenery 
Thanks again
Thanks again
Similar threads
