OUR SAFETY TRAVEL TIPS
1/ Preparatives
Before setting out, find out about traffic and weather conditions and traffic forecasts.
Ensure you have all the useful safety accessories: a high visibility jacket for each passenger of your vehicle, a bottle of water, a blanket. Check fuel, oil and battery levels.
Make sure any roof luggage is firmly attached. Load heavy items in the boot and don’t place luggage on the rear shelf.
2/ Check your tyre pressure and wear
There are free automatic inflation stations on the car parks of the following toll stations:
• Saint-Arnoult toll station (A10 motorway, in direction of Paris)
• Monnaie toll station near Tours (A10, in direction of the provinces)
• Sorigny toll station, near Tours (A10, in direction of Paris).
3/ Remember pulling back into the right-most lane
It is not reserved for lorries. Driving on it makes traffic flowing freely.
4/ Do not drive on the hard shoulder
It is not a traffic lane: maintenance vehicles and vehicles that have broken down may park on it.
5/ At the toll station, slow down and stop
Cofiroute staff may cross the lanes.
6/ Take a break every two hours
Driving while tired is the main cause of fatal accidents on the motorway. Take a break at the first sign of fatigue, regardless of how close you are to your destination. Rest and service areas are designed for you to take a break.
WHAT TO DO IN THE EVEN OF A BREAKDOWN
1/ Make yourself safe
• Park as far to the right as possible on the hard shoulder
• Turn on your hazard lights
• Put on your high visibility jacket
• Always get out of your vehicle through the right-hand door
• Get behind the safety barrier
2/ Call the motorway emergency services from an orange roadside telephone
Roadside telephones are installed about 2 km apart. Your call will be transferred to the emergency services, who will forward it to a breakdown service approved to operate on the motorway and maintain optimum safety conditions.