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Can I eat food while driving in France?
Doing both can split focus and attention
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Fuel shortages: Paris and eastern France worst hit
Release of 10 million barrels from state reserves has seen prices drop but close to half of stations in Paris and Alsace face shortages
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French teacher invents visor to help children concentrate
Educational tool also a hit with adult students and open-plan office workers
French city makes camera-fines system permanent
Dedicated traffic management camera system becomes fixture after successful trial
An experimental video-verbalisation system will be adopted permanently in one French city, officials have announced.
Strasbourg, capital of the Alsace, started a trial in late 2018 in which fines were issued to anyone caught on dedicated traffic management CCTV committing minor offences, such as illegal or inconsiderate parking or blocking bus or cycle lanes.
The trial has been such a success that it will now be implemented permanently, officials said.
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