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[Gmc28]

has anyone recently had issues with this (reflective stickers, yellow jackets, tagged gloves, etc), in person or first hand knowledge?  I've never had any issue with any of that.  Very possibly just good (blind) luck.  I've rented many times in Italy, from various sources, and they've never mentioned any cautions, and I crossed borders into most (?) of the neighboring countries and never had an issue, nor seen someone have an issue. 

I did get a couple automatic-camera speeding tickets near Grenoble a few years back in a car, but since then have sped along all across France and had no issues.  Last couple times I had the missus google searching from the passenger seat for some kind speed trap/cam type web site or hot-tips, but nothing came up, so i bombed along, prepared to receive a ticket or two in the mail if it came to that, but it never did.  

In italy, east of Florence, I saw lots of speed cams, but none of them did anything... i never saw them flash or light up, and never got any tickets.

[Tomchri]

Never an issue in many euro trips, even recently. LUCK probably. Always thought 120km B roads was recommended speed limit in Germany. Love no limit.   Last few years muffler sound, very restrictive in europe. They won’t let you go, insert db killers, or bike stays here. Serious shit. Quite a few flashes from cameras, no ticket.

last ticket in Florida was 278$, stiff me think.  IPA time here.

Cheers Tom.

[p6x]

41 minutes ago, Gmc28 said:

has anyone recently had issues with this (reflective stickers, yellow jackets, tagged gloves, etc), in person or first hand knowledge?  I've never had any issue with any of that.  Very possibly just good (blind) luck.  I've rented many times in Italy, from various sources, and they've never mentioned any cautions, and I crossed borders into most (?) of the neighboring countries and never had an issue, nor seen someone have an issue. 

I did get a couple automatic-camera speeding tickets near Grenoble a few years back in a car, but since then have sped along all across France and had no issues.  Last couple times I had the missus google searching from the passenger seat for some kind speed trap/cam type web site or hot-tips, but nothing came up, so i bombed along, prepared to receive a ticket or two in the mail if it came to that, but it never did.  

In italy, east of Florence, I saw lots of speed cams, but none of them did anything... i never saw them flash or light up, and never got any tickets.

As long as you don't get stopped by the authorities, or caught in an accident, or going at really excessive speeds, you should be safe from prosecution. However, be aware that rental companies usually provide the authorities with your address, and country of residence. There are a few caveats as the driver is the one that should be fined, and for a motorcyclist, they can't prove it was you under the helmet. But if the Gendarmes/Carabinieri stop you, depending on the fault, they may fine you on the spot. Now they can't remove your driver's license since it is from the US.

The last time I rented a car in France, Hertz automatically debited my credit card a few weeks after my stay, invoking a fine from the French authorities, without providing any tangible proof that the vehicle I had rented had was involved. I disputed the amount charged by Hertz USA on behalf of Hertz France, and the charge was reversed. However, one of my neighbor did receive a letter from the French ticket collection company, for overspeeding. The car he was using had been rented in Spain, and he said that he was in France that day, on the highway where the radar caught him. He was not charged by the rental company, maybe because the fine was French and the rental Spanish. He did not pay the fine, because all the narrative was in French, and he is not supposed to understand it. Maybe in the future, with AI, they will be able to send the same collection letter in various languages.

Also, as an aside, I was stopped at the frontier between Germany and The Netherlands, because my head beam was not working. I was not fined, but I had to fix it before they let me continue.