https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed An 88-year-old man caught speeding at a breakneck 191 kilometres per hour on a French country road told officers that he was late for his Covid-19 vaccine appointment, police said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210226/im-late-for-my-covid-vaccine-says-88-year-old-frenchman-caught-driving-at-191-km-h Fri, 26 Feb 2021 15:52:40 +0100 im-late-for-my-covid-vaccine-says-88-year-old-frenchman-caught-driving-at-191-km-h The French government has said it plans to scrap its highly unpopular 80km/h speed limit on secondary roads, but does that mean that hundreds of thousands of speeding fines will be cancelled? https://www.thelocal.fr/20190524/does-frances-return-to-the-90-kmh-speed-limit-mean-driving-fines-are-about-to-be-cancelled Fri, 24 May 2019 12:31:54 +0200 does-frances-return-to-the-90-kmh-speed-limit-mean-driving-fines-are-about-to-be-cancelled The French government could be about to scrap its highly unpopular 80km/h speed limit on secondary roads. Here's a look at what the policy u-turn would mean. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190517/explained-what-frances-return-to-the-90kmh-speed-limit-means Fri, 17 May 2019 16:54:05 +0200 explained-what-frances-return-to-the-90kmh-speed-limit-means The most polluting vehicles were banned from Paris on Wednesday and lower speed limits were imposed around the country due to a spike in air pollution. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190227/speed-limits-cut-in-parts-of-france-as-pollution-spikes Wed, 27 Feb 2019 10:35:03 +0100 speed-limits-cut-in-parts-of-france-as-pollution-spikes The French government is cashing in since it expanded its speed camera network. Here are the ten speed traps that flashed the most in 2017. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180914/the-ten-places-in-france-where-youre-sure-to-be-caught-speeding Fri, 14 Sep 2018 16:29:13 +0200 the-ten-places-in-france-where-youre-sure-to-be-caught-speeding Just a few months after the speed limit was lowered on a large portion of France's countryside and secondary roads -- much to the anger of a large number of motorists -- the Charente department is rebelling by allowing motorists to put their foot down on certain roads. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180907/charente-to-raise-speed-limits-as-rest-of-france-cuts-them Fri, 07 Sep 2018 11:45:38 +0200 charente-to-raise-speed-limits-as-rest-of-france-cuts-them The Nationale 7 holds a cherished place in France's popular culture as the Vacation Highway, leading generations of families south toward summer holidays on the Riviera before multi-lane motorways became the norm. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180630/road-rage-drivers-seethe-as-france-lowers-speed-limit Sat, 30 Jun 2018 16:02:05 +0200 road-rage-drivers-seethe-as-france-lowers-speed-limit The French government looks set to lower the speed limit on countryside roads in the hope of saving lives, but motoring federations and the majority of French people have already dismissed the proposed measure as "ineffective". https://www.thelocal.fr/20180108/france-set-to-lower-speed-limit-despite-lack-of-support Mon, 08 Jan 2018 13:00:40 +0100 france-set-to-lower-speed-limit-despite-lack-of-support