Operation Manual

Danger zones in France
Since 3rd January 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 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 300m for roads in built-up
areas, 2000m (2km) for secondary roads or 4000m (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 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
receive changes.
Danger zone warnings
Warnings are given 10 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 in the Driving View.
 Danger zones have minimum lengths: Highways 4km, Secondary roads 2km and built-up
areas 300m.
 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.
Danger Zones
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