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Originally Posted by Endurodude
With any luck, the new Government in France might repeal this! You pretty much have to carry 2; if you use one, you'll have none, and therefore breaking the Law! What we all should do is join MAG, who will attempt to put pay to such silliness! There's another thread here covering this, but I can't remember where.
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It was all about speed cameras and GPS warnings, but it soon went
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...s-france-62864
Ride magazine, July 2012 edition, agrees that this is compulsory from 1 July (they have been known to get their factual stuff wrong).
It also discusses the hi viz business which, according to them, is supposed to come into French law from 1 January 2013; they mention that the legislation requires reflective material and not necessarily flourescent = it has to be seen at night.
Lots of existing jackets will meet this criteria because the minimum is just 150 sq cm which is "about the size of a CD case".
Nor does it have to be in one single piece, but there is no reference to such material on helmets; in fact, this article says the material must be located between waist height and the shoulder.
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Dave
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