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France Road Signs
and Information
If you plan to
drive while in France, know the Road Signs
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French Road
Signs
- if you are planning on driving in France, you need
the France road signs and information. Just highlight this
page and print out the road signs to take with you on your trip.
Driving can be dangerous to your health if you don't know the
basics about driving in another country. You should
also know the basics about the law, and what you should do if
you have an accident. For more information about driving in Paris or around France, you'll find helpful driving
in France information.
Please revue these road signs, highlight them and print a copy
to take with you on your driving trip to France. They may
just save your life, or at the least serious injury. You also need to know who to contact in case of an emergency.
This is very important information for you to carry with you while visiting France.
Be Prepared!
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France
Road Signs
Highlight [copy] these road signs
and print out to take with you
Official Site for France Traffic
Laws in English or French
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Stop Sign |
Yield |
No Traffic At All |
No Car or
Bikes |
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No Parking |
Stop Light |
Approaching
Crosswalk |
Danger Unknown |
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Prohibited |
Intersection |
Parking Lot |
Yield to Left |
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Speed Limit |
You Have Right of Way
Next to Enter |
Obligation Do
As Directed |
Road Narrows |
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Road Narrows
on Both Sides |
No Passing |
Danger Children
Present |
No Entry
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Oncoming
Traffic |
Parking,
Start and End |
Double Curve |
Right of Way
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RR Crossing
No Gate |
Danger RR
Crossing |
Danger Tram
Crossing |
Unguarded
RR Crossing |
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When Driving in FRANCE, Highlight the Road
Signs and Print to Take with you!
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Other European
Road Signs:
We have noted some of the more important road signs here,
some may look similar but they're not in meaning [except for
the stop sign]. Check the driving regulations for
France [Driving in France],
Belgium,
Luxembourg and
Switzerland [driving rules in switzerland - driving law
in switzerland]. |
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Credit Cards
a must for
travel, an the first and
most importantly be sure that you notify your credit card
companies that you'll be traveling to France [some will ask
you for contact info], this is normal now. Or you'll be in
France without the use of your credit cards! This is for
your security as well as the credit card company to avoid
theft and use of credit cards.
Above, I mentioned the rental car insurance offered by some
credit cards. You should also check on how much you will be
charged when you get cash at a European ATM. Some credit
cards will sock it to you with ‘cash advance’ charges, and
‘conversion’ charges [dollars to euros and vice-versa] and a
myriad of other charges. Check with the issuing bank. If
you have several credit cards, check all of their rates.
The range in conversion rates, and other charges, between
banks is considerable. It is also possible that some
European ATMs are more economical to use than others.
Some credit cards are virtually useless in Europe. Unless
you are a high roller, very few establishments accept
American Express and fewer still ATMs respond kindly to its
use. The exception will be hotels and restaurants, but
I'd carry a VISA or MasterCard just to be safe. And, Discover Card is
somewhat unknown there, but check with hotels etc. about
these two cards, perhaps things have changed.
If you’re thinking about carrying American Express ‘money’
or some other type of Traveler’s Cheques, forget it! They
are more hassle, trying to get people to accept them, than
they’re worth. The best strategy is to buy enough Euros,
before leaving for Europe, to get you from the Arrival
airport to your first hotel. A hundred Dollars worth of
Euros should do the trick. Use the bank ATMs [you
can find all VISA and MasterCard ATMS HERE], they have the
best exchange rates, and they're always easy to find.. And,
before returning home, use up all your remaining Euros; if
you have to change them at a bank back home, you’ll pay
dearly. I normally save some Euros for my next trip.
Travel Insurance
is a must have today --
read WHY! It isn't
a necessity unless your insurance doesn't cover you abroad.
However you will find that most U.S. insurance companies
today do not cover you outside of the U.S. Check both medical and automobile insurance coverage. Unlike
most travel insurance plans, you can find inexpensive all
inclusive Travel Insurance for your needs, including people with Diabetes.
Most automobile insurance
agencies don't cover you abroad, however some of your credit
cards do [check with them on money conversion rates too!]. So call your credit card company and find out
exactly if you're covered overseas, and who you need to
contact in case of an emergency. Do the same with your
medical insurance. Be prepared, because things do happen,
it's a simple fact of life!
BEFORE you elect not to get coverage here are a few reasons why you
NEED COVERAGE as results of these natural disasters and airline
strikes, air controller strikes in major cities in Western Europe!
In 2010 we had the eruption of the Iceland Volcano, this alone
caused all air traffic to stop in the two major airports as well as
several other major airports in Western France. Thousands upon
thousands of people were stranded for several days and up to two
weeks or so. For people with very limited travel budgets it
was a nightmare, normal priced hotels were all
sold out, all
means of travel were totally clogged!
If France hadn't put on dozens of trains to at least get Europeans
home it would have been a much worse nightmare!
Then 2010 was a nightmare for airline strikes in Western Europe that
affected again the two busiest international airports in Western
Europe -- London's Heathrow and Paris's Charles de Gaulle airports.
On top of that there were air controller
strikes at
Charles de Gaulle
airport several times, and this clogs and shuts down the travel
system with multiple types of
disruptions for travelers!
If you think that you don't need travel insurance, please think
again, this can be extremely expensive on your part if you're not
covered for these types of emergencies, let alone any simple medical
emergency or serious accident or heart attack or death. It
could put you into dire financial straights!
Please call 1-888-666-7279 for a FREE
Travel Insurance Estimate!
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