Step into my office, m'sieur
Further confirmation, if any were needed, of the French traffic police's new, tough attitude to speeding in France is provided by motoring photographer Neill Watson.
On his Web site, he catalogues the experience of being stopped for driving at 193kph (120mph) in a 130kph limit on a near-empty motorway with a smooth clear surface. An instant ban for the driver -- a professional racer as it happened -- ensued, plus a "donkey-choking" fine of 750 euros, to be handed over instantly to the friendly gendarmes.
That's how it is now: exceed 179kph -- 50kph above the limit -- and it's a ban plus a big fine, no questions.
Image courtesy Neill Watson
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