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Posted: 08:58 - 25 Jun 2015 Post subject: new law in France. Headsets. |
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As from 1st July, it will be illegal to use any hands free, earphones etc while riding or driving.
The only exclusions are fitted kits in cars, Bluetooth equipped helmets that are either factory fitted or the scala type.
A 135€ fine awaits offenders.
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Do not buy a headset to the phone in order to avoid holding it in one hand and the steering wheel or handlebars of the other, you may pay dearly! Indeed, from 1 July 2015, use a wired headset, Bluetooth or headphones while driving, be liable to a fine of 135 euros, and the loss of 3 points allowed.
This was announced Emmanuel Barbe, the Interministerial Delegate for Road Safety, during a press briefing at the Ministry of the Interior Place Beauvau in Paris, Thursday, June 18, 2015.
By bicycle or car ...
This measure, the plan of the 22nd Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve announced January 26, 2015, concern all users driving a land vehicle: truck, car, motorcycle, cycling, and to bike.
It will not even be possible to use headphones or a Bluetooth headset, the one that sticks to the ear. And this regardless of the device connected thereto. Even if it is not running, having the device to the ear will be considered an offense and the offender will be punished by the police. The "Bluetooth poor", ie the smartphone tucked under the helmet will no longer be allowed.
Bluetooth System to authorized headphones
The only devices to pass through the mesh are the Bluetooth headset integrated systems, as well as hands free systems to be installed in its four-wheeled vehicle. To decide, specialists in road safety have considered the helmet of a biker could be likened to the cabin of the automobile. The idea is that if the sound is broadcast in the cockpit, it is less dangerous if it reaches the ear directly.
It will always be possible to use a Bluetooth system, from the moment it is integrated in the headphones, whether by the helmet manufacturer directly, or added on as a kit.
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They really do epitomise the mandatory-or-prohibited culture that makes me loathe the the European experiment. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
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Posted: 17:12 - 25 Jun 2015 Post subject: Re: new law in France. Headsets. |
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Marmalade wrote: | As from 1st July, it will be illegal to use [s]any[/s] hands free, earphones etc while riding or driving.
The only exclusions are fitted kits in cars, Bluetooth equipped helmets that are either factory fitted or the scala type.
A 135€ fine awaits offenders.
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Motorcycle riders are an exception to this rule...the law does not allow earphones that are in your ear. Wireless headphones that are not plugged in your ear are allowed.
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Posted: 22:09 - 25 Jun 2015 Post subject: |
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Okay, so you can wear earplugs while you have your Scala on and that's legal, but you can't plug your ear
with a speaker because that's not??
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Posted: 22:31 - 25 Jun 2015 Post subject: |
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Any in ear headphones are just that aren't they? (For the purposes of this discussion) Although I appreciate your point.
It's all bollocks really, when I play my drums I usually play along with music by other bands which I listen
to through headphones. Mainly to appease my poor neighbours.
Anyway, I get more shielding from the ambient noise my drums make when I wear full size over ear headphones
than I do if I wear ear plugs or earbuds so by that yardstick the french are talking merde. ____________________ Currently enjoying products from Ford, Mazda and Yamaha
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Posted: 09:01 - 26 Jun 2015 Post subject: |
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Absolute BS law .. as far as I can make out this is the safest way to use a GPS. The fact that there is a need to wear ear plugs to protect your hearing anyway kind of negates any benefit. Clearly whoever came up with this law has never ridden a bike.
So as a foreigner in france now looking for campsites, what should I be using alternatively? Should I be looking at my GPS on the handlebar / tankbag instead of the road? Should I just tape my map open across the windshield?
So this effectively means we will need to install / buy in helmet speakers to get around the law, AND wear earplugs?? Or just risk it.. |
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Posted: 19:53 - 03 Aug 2015 Post subject: |
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Surprised the french haven't banned the use of GPS's yet
How are they going to check and enforce the law? All police equipped with X-ray glasses? ____________________ A2 Passed 18/6/10 |
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I can kinda see why they wanted to do something even if the execution was piss poor. The amount of scooter riders I have seen texting and using phones while riding along and getting them out of pockets at lights to answer and not paying attention to the road.
Now we have laws that cover this already so it does not require more laws to add to it, but hey they have to earn their money some how
On another note I was two separate car drivers facetiming while driving on the way to work this morning, one hand on the wheel the other on the iphone pointing at themselves saying how cool they are. ____________________ "no I didn't steal it that's just the way I ride" |
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French are inventing more and more unusual laws |
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Old Thread Alert!
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 305 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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