Flashing Oncoming Motorists to Warn of Speed Trap?

Flashing Oncoming Motorists to Warn of Speed Trap?

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Le Pop

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4,996 posts

241 months

Friday 4th March 2011
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Anybody know what the fine is if you are caught (in France)? biglaugh

rdjohn

6,369 posts

202 months

Friday 4th March 2011
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Flashing seems so universal; I would be surprised if it was enforceable. Last time I returned from Le Mans via the D road, I was flashed by an old dear, probably in her 80s.

Normally, the person flashing has already passed the control point so making it difficult for the Police to observe "the alleged crime"

Craigyp79

596 posts

190 months

Saturday 5th March 2011
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Everyone does it, but I'm not sure if it's against French law.

O/T but my fiancee, who is studying for her degree at the moment and has to do a bit of physcology for it was reading a textbook the other day.

It proposed that the reason for the French flashing thing was the public generally see their relationship with the police as being Them and Us, hence the flashing. However in places such as the UK we are more likely to say "If someone is speeding they probably deserve to be caught"

Interesting theory if nothing else.

Davidonly

1,080 posts

200 months

Sunday 6th March 2011
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Craigyp79 said:
Everyone does it, but I'm not sure if it's against French law.

O/T but my fiancee, who is studying for her degree at the moment and has to do a bit of physcology for it was reading a textbook the other day.

It proposed that the reason for the French flashing thing was the public generally see their relationship with the police as being Them and Us, hence the flashing. However in places such as the UK we are more likely to say "If someone is speeding they probably deserve to be caught"

Interesting theory if nothing else.
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