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just gone through the route that tomtom will take me through France and it is taking me via the peripherique. this holds a special kind of terror for me, my only experience of the peripherique is by coach and i thought then that i could never drive on this road. Am i justified to feel like this or am i worrying too much. some reassuring words from the old hands would be much appreciated or not so reassuring as the case may be.
______________________________________________________________ Lou and Carol
I traveled on this road in July at 5.30 am and it was just getting busy. Any later would be a nightmare. I will look for an alternative route next time without a
doubt. To make matters worse, If you are using the main roads of europe map its a bit hit & miss on this road. A recipe for disaster. I leave the rest to you.
I travelled on the it during the morning rush hour, I found that you just need to keep up with the general traffic speed and watch the signs for your exit so as to move to the right hand lane in good time .Just ignore the vehicles overtaking on the hard shoulder and be sure to signal lane changes in good time. Colin
Unless you are aiming for the Bois de Boulogne, Creteil or somewhere else close to Pareeee, do you really need to go in there to get hassled, get stuck, get frustrated and get fed up ? It could ruin your holiday!!
There are excellent, high speed routes around Paris to the east and the west, and some of the smaller roads into and out of Paris, outside 'rush hours' are much less intimidating.
Having said all of that, provided you have planned your route carefully, have a good co-driver paying close attention to on coming traffic and to road signs, and take your time, you should have no real problems. And just think of the buzz you will get when you successfully emerge on the other side, still in one piece and with your fears erased. It would then be one of the high points of your holiday, especially if you venture off the Periphique at Porte de Passy or Porte de Maillott and head in to park near the Eifell Tower.
JimB
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"Having said all of that, provided you have planned your route carefully, have a good co-driver paying close attention to on coming traffic and to road signs, and take your time, you should have no real problems. And just think of the buzz you will get when you successfully emerge on the other side, still in one piece and with your fears erased. It would then be one of the high points of your holiday, especially if you venture off the Periphique at Porte de Passy or Porte de Maillott and head in to park near the Eifell Tower"
Hi 777
The first time you drive the Perphique it's dangerous , after that it's just exciting
If you're coming in from the NE and heading south...
A1, about 4 mls past C D G airport bear left onto:
A3 - to aulnay s/s bois, bondy, past A103 junc, then sharp left turn onto;
A86 - joinville, maisons alfort, bear left (still on A86);
A86 - creteil, thiais, fresnes onto;
A6 - bear right onto A10 towards orleans.
Then, theres a nice free aire just off the A10 at beaugency on the loire that makes a good night halt.
Didn't have any probs with traffic, in fact they're all puddy tats compared to driving in London or Athens
We used the peripherigue in September mid afternoon using our new, secondhand Satnav system and had no problems.
Nomad is right. If you just keep up with the speed of the traffic and move over as soon as possible when you are told by whoever is inside your Satnav, (ours is called Holly) you should have an enjoyable passage.
Besides, you are bigger than most of the other vehicles.
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, after that it's just exciting 
