"Radar flashes have been progressively turned off since 2019 in response to drivers' complaints of being momentarily blinded at the wheel. However - they're now coming back - cameras in urban areas in the départements of Yvelines, Gard and Marne will once more flash as they photograph speeding drivers. After a month's trial the scheme is due to be rolled out nationally throughout 2026."
"Needless to say, there are no warning signs about mobile radars; police speed traps, overhead drones, police cars and 'ordinary' cars equipped with radars, etc. However if you are approaching a fixed camera, a sign will warn you of this fact. Some argue against the signs as they say that drivers just slow down for the camera and then immediately speed up, while others say the signs are a good way to make drivers slow down, especially as cameras are often sited in accident blackspots."
Speed cameras (radars) are widespread across France and often provoke protests. Flashing lights on fixed cameras were progressively turned off from 2019 after drivers complained of momentary blindness. Flashing will return in urban areas in the départements of Yvelines, Gard and Marne during a one-month trial, with a planned national rollout throughout 2026. Fixed-camera warning signs will remain in place despite debate over their effectiveness. Mobile enforcement such as police speed traps, drones, police cars and ordinary cars with radars carry no advance signs. Approximately 4,700 fixed-position automatic radars exist in mainland France, and online maps show their locations.
Read at The Local France
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