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France begins low speed limit rollout on Paris ring road

Construction workers install a 50km/h speed limit sign on Paris' ring road at the Porte d'Ivry in Paris, on 30 September, 2024. © AFP - Thomas Samson

Paris authorities have begun to gradually reduce the speed limit on the French capital's busy ring road in order to improve "safety and quality of life".

According to Paris mayor, Anne Hidalgo, the speed limit along the entire 35-kilometre Boulevard Peripherique - known as the "Periph" - will drop to 50 km/h from its current 70 km/h limit now.

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