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About danger zones and risk zones
The Danger Zones service warns you about danger zones and risk zones on your route when you
are in France.
Since January 3, 2012 it has been illegal to receive warnings about the positions of fixed safety
cameras and speed traps when you are driving in France. For compliance with this change in
French law, safety camera locations are no longer reported but instead areas of danger are
indicated as danger zones and risk zones.
Important: Outside of France, you receive warnings about safety cameras. Inside France, you
receive warnings about danger zones and risk zones. When you cross the border, the type of
warning you receive changes.
A danger zone is a zone specified by French law. A risk zone is a temporary danger zone reported
by users. The Danger Zones service warns you about both danger zones and risk zones in the
same way.
Danger zones and risk zones may or may not contain one or more safety 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 300 m for roads in
developed areas, 2000 m (2 km) for secondary roads and 4000 m (4 km) for highways.
The location of one or more safety 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.
Information about the location of zones is continually updated by TomTom and other users and
frequently sent to your PRO so that you always have the latest information. You can also
contribute by reporting new risk zone locations.
To get TomTom services on your PRO, you must be connected to the internet.
Note: You cannot remove a danger zone or a risk zone.
Note: Some TomTom services might not be available in your current location.
Crossing into another area or country
When you drive into an area or country that does not permit safety camera warnings, your PRO
switches the safety cameras service off. You will not receive safety camera warnings in those
areas or countries.
Some areas or countries permit limited safety camera warnings, for example only warnings for
fixed cameras or warnings for risk zones. Your PRO automatically switches to give limited
warnings when you cross into those areas or countries.
Danger Zones
