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Speed limit in France
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2018 10:17 pm
by kernowing
Has anyone been using their GPS in France since the speed limit reduction in July? I have 2019.1 on BC and Zumo 660 and just wondered if routes are calculated with the reduced speed limit? Does the 90kph limit now show as 80kph on the GPS?
Cheers, Pete.
Re: Speed limit in France
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2018 7:07 am
by sussamb
Yep, the new limits are in the latest map. Was there just after they changed and a few times since.
Re: Speed limit in France
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2018 7:38 am
by kernowing
Thanks for that. Sounds like the new limits are not too popular with the locals
Do you have the "Safety" camera alerts active when you're driving there?
Re: Speed limit in France
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2018 10:42 am
by Sleuth
I was recently in France, via the coast road from Belgium to Calais. I have the 2019.20 map set on the Zumo 595 with an active Safety Camera subscription.
It showed the zones where the cameras were.
Re: Speed limit in France
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2018 5:08 pm
by sussamb
kernowing wrote: ↑Sat Oct 13, 2018 7:38 am
Thanks for that. Sounds like the new limits are not too popular with the locals
Do you have the "Safety" camera alerts active when you're driving there?
Yep, but I use the ones from PGPSW not Garmin ones.
Re: Speed limit in France
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2018 10:13 pm
by alan sh
I thought it was illegal to have camera detection active in France
Re: Speed limit in France
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2018 11:27 pm
by kernowing
alan sh wrote: ↑Sun Oct 14, 2018 10:13 pm
I thought it was illegal to have camera detection active in France
Yup, it is, I never have mine active, just wondered if others did or not.
Re: Speed limit in France
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 5:37 am
by Oop North John
alan sh wrote: ↑Sun Oct 14, 2018 10:13 pm
I thought it was illegal to have camera detection active in France
I think that you can't have a warning of a specific location, but can be warned of the area the camera is in. Don't know how big the area is and why they came up with their fudge.
Re: Speed limit in France
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 6:16 am
by sussamb
Yes legally you can be warned of danger areas, some of which may or may not have a camera. The problem for those who speed are a new breed of cameras introduced in France which are unmanned but moveable cameras which seem to pop up everywhere.
Re: Speed limit in France
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 2:41 pm
by tojjer
Oh blimey, I'm off over there in June next year for a weeks guided motorcycle tour
I take it we can use the sat navs but they need to have the camera alerts disabled?
Is it true also, that you can't use bluetooth headsets connected to your phone? I presume they can be connected to the navs for directions?