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About danger zones
Since 3rd January 2012, it has been illegal to receive warnings about the position of fixed or mo-
bile speed cameras when you are driving in France. To be compliant with this change in French
law, speed camera locations are no longer reported but instead areas of danger are indicated as
zones.
In France, TomTom terminated the Speed Cameras service and introduced a new service called
TomTom Danger Zones.
Danger zones may or may not contain one or more speed cameras or a range of other driving
hazards:
 Specific locations are not available and a danger zone icon is shown instead as you approach
the zone.
 The minimum length of the zone depends on the road type and is 300 m for roads in built-up
areas, 2000 m (2km) for secondary roads and 4000 m (4km) for motorways.
 The location of one or more speed cameras, if any, can be at any point within the zone.
 If two danger zones are close to each other, the warnings can be merged into a single longer
zone.
Important: Outside of France, you receive warnings about speed cameras. Inside France, you
receive warnings about danger zones. When you cross the border, the type of warning you re-
ceive changes.
Note: You need to open a MyTomTom account before you can use TomTom services on your
device. For more information, go to tomtom.com/getstarted.
Danger zone warnings
Warnings are given 10 seconds before you reach a danger zone. You are warned in several ways:
 Your device plays a warning sound.
 Your distance from the danger zone is shown in the route bar.
 While you are driving in a danger zone, your speed is monitored and if you break the speed
limit by more than 5 km/h, the route bar turns red. If you are driving slightly over the speed
limit, the route bar turns orange.
Danger Zones