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Danger zones in France
About danger zones
Since January 3, 2012, it has been illegal to receive warnings about the position of fixed or mobile
speed cameras when you are driving in France. To be compliant with this change in French law, all
types of speed camera locations and safety-related features are no longer reported; 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 length of the zone depends on the road type at the current location and can be 300m,
2000m or 4000m.
 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.
Danger zone warnings
Warnings are given 15 seconds before you reach a danger zone. You are warned in three ways:
 Your device plays a warning sound.
 Your distance from the danger zone is shown in the Driving View. If a speed restriction is
known for the zone, the speed is also shown in the Driving View. While you are driving in a
danger zone, the warning remains on the Driving View.
 The location of the danger zone is shown on the map.
Changing the way you are warned
To change the way your TomTom Rider warns you about danger zones, tap Alert settings.
You can then set the warning sound played.
1. Tap options in the Main Menu.
Danger Zones