France: Little Known Fact - All Motorcycle Helmets Require Stickers! |
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File under France Helmets Safety
Author: Mike Werner
Location: Normandy, France
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Here's a little fact that few people know, even those living in France. France is the only country in the world, to my knowledge, that requires all motorcycle helmets to have reflective stickers.
Officially you need four reflective stickers; front, rear and both sides. The surface of each sticker needs to be 18 cm2, and within each sticker you need to be able to draw a 40mm diameter circle, or a 12.50 cm2 rectangle with a minimum 20 mm length. The stickers should not be removable (without damaging the helmet) and remain reflective over time.
Crazy as it may sound, this is true, and if you get caught without one, you get fined €135 and they deduct 3 points from your license. So you get docked the money and points even if you motorcycle helmet itself has been properly homologated.
Motorcycle helmets are sold usually without the stickers applied, but supplied with it. If you want to put them on, you do, if not you stand the chance of getting fined.
Isn't France a strange country, with strange laws? Does your country have any strange laws?
Via: FFMC
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