Road Traffic

Road Traffic
calendar
2012
The road with
To help you prepare your trips
And drive under the most comfortable conditions,
four driving and traffic density situations have been
defined:
GREEN usual driving difficulties
ORANGE heavy traffic, difficult driving
RED very heavy traffic, very difficult driving
BLACK extremely heavy traffic, exceptionally
difficult driving
To drive better day by day
The road information centres inform you in real time
by phone at
0 800 100 200(free call from a landline)
0033 892 68 78 88(from abroad)
on the Bison Fut website:
www.bison-fute.gouv.fr

To drive in fully safety,
follow the advice of Bison Fut
Before starting
Plan your trip:
- give preference to motorways which are generally
safer,
- evaluate your travelling time including stops (every
2 hours);
- at major departure dates, as possible avoid
Saturday between 8 a.m. and
4 p.m.;
- avoid driving at night, mainly between 2.00 a.m.
and 6 a.m.
Check the general condition of your vehicle:
particularly the tyres wear and pressure.
Do not forge the safety jacket and the pre-
signalling triangle:
they are mandatory for all vehicles since 1st
October 2008.
Leave well rested:
beyond 17 waking hours, reflexes decrease as
much as with 0,5 g of alcohol in the blood.
Obtain information about the weather conditions
- national vocal server of the French weather
forecast department: 3250 (0.34 per minute),
minitel 3615 mto, www.meteo.fr website.
Consult the traffic forecasts on the www.bison-
fute.gouv.fr website.
During the trip During the trip
Follow the traffic information in real time,
continuously updated by the regional centres for
road coordination information, by calling the 0800
100 200 (toll-free number).
Attach the safety belts, at the front and at the
back.
Remain vigilant to react on time: put off your
mobile phone before getting in your car and do
not drink any alcohol.
Follow the authorities recommendations,
particularly those announced by the variable
message panels.
Be sure to have enough water in the vehicle to
be able to face unforeseen situations of blocking.
Stop every 2 hours: a pause of at least 15
minutes is ideal to relax.
Double the precautions in summer during very
hot spells: check the pressure of the tyres, make
more frequent stops and drink water regularly.
Observe the speed limits in all circumstances and
keep the safety distances on roads and motorways.
As far as possible avoid driving on RED
or BLACK coloured days.
Traffic forecasts for 2012
Find back the uptodated daily foercasts on the www.bison-fute.gouv.fr web
January 2012 February 2012 March 2012 April 2012 May 2012 June 2012
Departure Return Departure Return Departure Return Departure Return Departure Return Departure Return
1D 1M 1J 1D 1M Labour Day 1V
2L 2J 2V 2L 2M 2S
3M 3V 3S 4r 4r 3M 3J 3D
4M 4S 4D 4M 4V 4L
5J 5D 5L 5J 5S 5M
6V 6L 6M 6V 1+2 6D 6M
7S 7M 7M 7S 4r 7L 7J
8D 8M 8J 8D 8M VE Day 1945 8V
9L 9J 9V 9L Easter Monday 9M 9S
10M 10V 10S 4r 4r 10M 10J 10D
11M 11S 4r 11D 11M 11V 11L
12J 12D 12L 12J 12S 12M
13V 13L 13M 13V 13D 13M
14S 14M 14M 14S 4r 14L 14J
15D 15M 15J 15D 15M 15V
16L 16J 16V 16L 16M 1+4r 16S
17M 17V 17S 4r 4r 17M 17J Ascension 17D
18M 18S 4r 4r 18D 18M 18V 18L
19J 19D 19L 19J 19S 19M
20V 20L 20M 20V 20D 20M
21S 21M 21M 21S 4r 21L 21J
22D 22M 22J 22D 22M 22V
23L 23J 23V 23L 23M 23S
24M 24V 24S 24M 24J 24D
25M 25S 4r 4r 25D 25M 25V 1 25L
26J 26D 26L 26J 26S 26M
27V 27L 27M 27V 27D Whit Monday 27M
28S 28M 28M 28S 28L 28J
29D 29M 29J 29D 29M 29V 1+4
30L 30V 30L 30M 30S 1+4
31M 31S 31J
New Year's
Day
Traffic forecasts for 2012
Find back the uptodated daily foercasts on the www.bison-fute.gouv.fr w
July 2012 August 2012 September 2012 October 2012 November 2012 December 2012
Departure Return Departure Return Departure Return Departure Return Departure Return Departure Return
1D 1M 1S 4 1L 1J 1 All Saints' Day 1S
2L 2J 2D 4 2M 2V 2D
3M 3V 4r 4+5 3L 1 3M 3S 3L
4M 4S 4M 4J 4D 2 4M
5J 5D 4r 2+5 5M 5V 5L 1 5M
6V 1 6L 6J 6S 6M 6J
7S 7M 7V 7D 7M 7V
8D 8M 8S 8L 8J 8S
9L 9J 9D 9M 9V 9D
10M 10V 10L 10M 10S 10L
11M 11S 11M 11J 11D 11M
12J 12D 12M 12V 12L 12M
13V 2+4r 13L 13J 13S 13M 13J
14S Bastille Day 4 14M 14V 14D 14M 14V
15D 2+4 15M Assumption 15S 15L 15J 15S
16L 16J 16D 16M 16V 16D
17M 17V 4 17L 17M 17S 17L
18M 18S 18M 18J 18D 18M
19J 19D 19M 19V 19L 19M
20V 20L 20J 20S 20M 20J
21S 4 21M 21V 21D 21M 21V
22D 22M 22S 22L 22J 22S
23L 23J 23D 23M 23V 23D 1
24M 24V 1+4 24L 24M 24S 24L
25M 25S 4 25M 25J 25D 25M Christmas
26J 26D 4 26M 26V 26L 26M 1
27V 4 27L 1 27J 27S 1+2 27M 27J
28S 4+5 28M 28V 28D 28M 28V
29D 29M 29S 29L 29J 29S 4r
30L 30J 30D 30M 30V 30D
31M 31V 4 31M 1 31L
January 2013
Departure Return
1M
2M 1
3J
Armistice Day
1918
New Year' s
Day