French tip to hitchhike France

I forgot ...

http://www.securiteroutiere.gouv.fr/article.php3?id_article=184

The law has been applied since the beginning of July but the police
will start to give fines only from the beginning of october.

The article I read is illustrated by a funny text : "Tenue correcte
exigée" (which means like "only smoking suit" in front of posh
bars...).

Samuel

2008/9/3 samuel veyre <samuel.veyre@gmail.com>:
> Hello,
>
> As a French guy, I would like to give you a tip to hitchhike in France
> at the moment. Our government passed a law saying that all car drivers
> have to buy a flashy yellow waistcoast and keep it inside their car.
> From my point of view, the true goal of this law is only to make money
> and pretend that government takes care of something. Reality of
> statistics shows that most of car accidents are caused by alcool and
> speed ... not really by people changing a wheel on the motorway
> without a yellow waistcoat.
>
> Anyway, the interesting detail for hitchhikers is that many
> supermarkets in France cannot respond to the huge demand of drivers.
> Many drivers have to wait to get their waistcoast but these drivers
> are worried about the fine of 135 euros. So, if a hitchhiker is able
> to find one of this yellow waistcoast, it can be used as a sign to
> hitchhike and catch a ride ... you can add a text like "J'en ai un !
> (= I've got one !)
>
> I hope it may help
>
> Samuel
>