Bigtallfatbloke
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...is it the same as over here? I mean can i ride on any road except a motorway legally?
you will become truly angry about the state of our roads by comparison!
will said:In switzerland people joke about how bad the roads are in france (in comparison)
Bigtallfatbloke said:...is it the same as over here? I mean can i ride on any road except a motorway legally?
redfox said:Pretty much, but be careful the occasional D (departmental) road will be for motorised traffic only (blue circular sign with a picture of a car in white). I rode on one of these by accident once and the other road users were very keen to let me know I shouldn't.
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Same here, my wife and I got escorted by two motorcycle police man off a dual carriegeway.
We had gotten a bit lost and needed to cross the Viaduc du Lignon Longueur for a couple kms to get back on track. We did make it across but paid for it with a nasty climb in the midday sun afterwards.
A good idea before for planning is get michelin *local* maps for the regions you are interested in like this one:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pas-de-Calai...9546754&sr=8-3
These will also have very basic cycle routes marked on them as well, which I'd be quite biased towards following when possible
Bigtallfatbloke said:these look useful. I couldnt find anywhere to see an example of the actual map though to get an idea of how detailed they actually are. They are certainly a lot cheaper than many other options.
Cathryn said:I cycled on the motorway in France once...but by accident. Got escorted off by a man in a van with Dad, me and the tandem in his van!!!
I met several Brits in France who raved about the place, which I really could not understand until they eventually admitted they had never cycled anywhere else, other than England.User said:You should try Belgium or Holland... they're even better than France.
Bigtallfatbloke said:these look useful. I couldnt find anywhere to see an example of the actual map though to get an idea of how detailed they actually are. They are certainly a lot cheaper than many other options.
Cathryn said:I cycled on the motorway in France once...but by accident. Got escorted off by a man in a van with Dad, me and the tandem in his van!!!