Highway legislation allows you to move to the limit speed of 130 km/h. Several tools are gradually formed to manage, in complete safety, motorway flows.
We can cite the creation in 1966 of the National Center for Road Information (CNIR) of the gendarmerie in Rosny-sous-Bois and, in 1975, from Bison Futé to inform on road traffic in order to avoid traffic jams and to offer bis routes. As early as 1986, it will also be the minitel with the 3615 Highway Code, then from 1991 the Radio 107.7 frequency with its flash-infos, and finally the Bison Futé website in 1996 with all digital applications to know real-time traffic (Waze, Googlemaps…).
Monotonous front driving on fatigue highway and can cause accidents. The highway is also areas to stop. These are divided into two categories: rest areasevery 15 km, with tables, toilets, access to water and service areasevery 30-40 km, which also include a petrol station and shops. On the scale of France, there are 364 service areas, 637 rest areas.
The Montélimar service area (Drôme), the largest in Europe (52 hectares) can now accommodate up to 60,000 people and 40,000 vehicles, and has between 180 and 400 employees! In 2010, it welcomes a McDonald’s managed by Autogrill – one of the world leaders in travelers – and of course highlights the local specialty: Nougat.