Quote: Originally posted by saxo1 on 02/5/2016
The important thing is, now that you are aware that the law exists, is that you observe it while driving in France.
The law also applies to pedestrians, if you cross the road within 50m of a crossing you can be fined!
saxo1
That is my point,no body takes any notice of this,nobody.Drivers or pedestrians.
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Before you go hiring a mobility scooter, make sure that it is powerful enough to tackle any steep gradients into the attractions that you wish to visit. Most scooters have a max weight limit that they are capable of carrying, and normally a max gradient of no more than 12%.
If you try and exceed these limits, the scooter will trip its fuse and stop dead, and is lightly to leave you stranded. This can also happen if you are trying to drive it over rugged terrain, where the motor is simply not powerfull enough to tackle the humps and bumps being asked of it.
Mobility scooters are great for exploring prominades and shopping malls where the surfaces are flat and fairly smooth, but only the large 'off roader' types are suitable for use on steeper gradients and uneven ground, and l dont know of many places other than golf courses that hire these out to the public.
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In the UK one does tend to stop at pedestrian crossings if there is anybody waiting to cross. If you do that in France you risk getting rammed from behind because the French tend not to stop at crossings unless somebody is actually walking across.
So a culture clash. Regargless of French law one should be very aware of that when crossing the road in France.
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