I was probably thinking of the 70 km/h. In any case I find the speed limits in France, as they are at the moment, generally fairly reasonable. Given reasonable sped limits there is more of a tendency to obey them. Outside of the towns in France I generally find the traffic moves at a speed I am comfortable with and I am impressed that most French drivers slow down when entering an urban area. Most Italian drivers do not.

The road marking problem is avoided in Italy by putting unbroken lines even in places where it is safe to overtake. Again, my theory, this encourages people to ignore the markings and overtake anywhere, even if it is not really safe.

Peter

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