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Traffic: Traffique

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French

Traffic

La circulation*

Road La route
Motorway Une autoroute
Roundabout Le Rond-point
Zebra crossing Le passage piétons
Pedestrian Le piéton
Driver Le conducteur(ice)
Road sign Le panneau de signalisation
Speed limit La limitation de vitesse
Traffic jam Un bouchon, Un embouteillage
Accident Un Accident
Pile up Le carambolage
Traffic light Le feu de signalisation
One way Le sens unique
No entry Le sens interdit
Divertion La déviation
Lay by Une aire de repos
Emergency lane La bande d'arrêt d'urgence
Pay Toll Le Péage
Bridge Le pont
Overtake Le dépassement
Slowdown Ralentir
Snow chains Les chaîs
Studded tyres Le pneu clouté
Snow tyres Le pneu neige
Broken down En panne
Break down Tomber en panne

Useful French Phrases

Il y a un accident.
There is an accident.

Ne pas dépasser.
Do not overtake.

La limite de vitesse est 90 km.
The speed limit is 90 km.

Le rond point est sur la gauche.
The roundabout is on the left.

Comments

In france the speed limit in towns is generally 50 km. On national roads 90 km and on the Autoroute 130 km. The old rule of "priority to the right" still applies if there is no road sign at the crossing. This means that you must give way to traffic arriving from the right hand side. This can be a dangerous trap for people. No matter what the excuse, if you collide with traffic arriving on the right hand side, where there was no road sign, it is your fault...

Important road signs

Here are some French words and phrases that you may encounter on the roads whilst driving in France.

Cédez le passge Give way
Douane Customs
Rappel Reminder
Fin de chantier End of works/site/roadworks
Ralentir Slow down
Arrêt Stop
Passage piétons Pedestrian crossing
Vous n'avez pas la priorité You do not have the priority
Chaussée glissante Road is slippery
Chaussée déformer Road is deformed/bad condition

*Le trafic, is a correct translation of the english word traffic but also reffers to illegal commercial activities such as smuggling... So make sure you clarify what you mean:)

 

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