Reading up on rules will improve your driving in France

To the Editor,

Regarding your article about common mistakes foreign drivers may make in France, it is well worth studying the Code de la route.

Working in the tourist industry, I took a bus driver’s licence here and learned so much.

A yellow lozenge sign, for example, indicates that your road is a priority road.

A yellow lozenge with a strike through it means you no longer have priority (and almost certainly that you need to give way to a small road entering from the right, just ahead).

The oblong sign as you enter a town or village means a 50km/h speed limit is in force, no full-beam headlights, no horn, and more besides.

Entering a roundabout (rond-point), it used to be the norm that you had priority over those on the roundabout.

This type of rond-point has largely disappeared, but I would not swear that they don’t still exist.

Reading it is also an excellent way to improve your French.

H.M.B., Corrèze

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