End of restrictionFrance

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France

72. End of restriction

End of restriction means the end of one or more local traffic restrictions that applied to vehicles on the preceding section of road. It may be indicated by a specific end-of-restriction sign, by the crossed-out version of an earlier restriction sign or by another sign that establishes a new rule.

After a de-restriction sign, drivers must follow the normal traffic rules and any new restrictions that apply. It does not mean that there are no speed limits or traffic rules beyond the sign.

De-restriction sign. (Allier, France)
Wikimedia.org • Tabl-trai • CC BY-SA

What does French sign B31 mean?

B31 marks the end of all previously signed prohibitions applicable to moving vehicles. It should not be read as permission to ignore normal speed limits or unrelated traffic restrictions.

🔗 equipementsdelaroute.cerema.fr • French road-sign order, Article 5-8, signs EB10 and EB20 — Order B31 end all previously signed moving-vehicle prohibitions and B33 end specific maximum; IISR4 and current ServicePublic legal speed guidance.

🔗 equipementsdelaroute.cerema.fr • Cerema current IISR part 4 consolidation

🔗 service-public.gouv.fr • French Government, national and built-up-area speed limits

How is the end of only a French speed restriction shown?

The B33 sign ends a previously indicated maximum-speed restriction; B31 has a broader end-of-prohibitions meaning. After either sign, obey the speed limit that applies to the road and circumstances.

🔗 equipementsdelaroute.cerema.fr • Cerema current IISR part 4 consolidation

🔗 service-public.gouv.fr • French Government, national and built-up-area speed limits

End of the speed limit.

English • Traffic sign B33 • End of speed limit.

Français • Panneau B33 • Fin de limitation de vitesse.

Sources

🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Equipementsdelaroute.cerema.fr • Arrêté du 24 novembre 1967

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Roulex 45 • CC BY-SA 4.0 • Source revision 2022-12-22. Wikimedia original unmodified.

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1 France 2 Motorway 3 Expressway 4 Residential area 5 Zone 6 Speed limit 7 Minimum speed 8 Advisory speed 9 Footpath 10 Bike path 11 Pedestrian warning 12 Tunnel 13 Bridge 14 Cycling street 15 Pedestrian zone 16 Speed bump 17 Toll road 18 Customs 19 One-way traffic 20 Quay 21 Slope 22 Bus lane 23 Bus stop 24 Dead end 25 Stop sign 26 Give way 27 Roundabout 28 Priority road 29 Road narrowing 30 Priority over oncoming traffic 31 Give way to oncoming traffic 32 Pedestrian crossing 33 Railway crossing 34 Mandatory direction 35 Turn prohibition 36 School area 37 Overtaking 38 Crossing animals 39 Slippery road 40 Rockfall 41 Aircraft 42 Curve 43 Chevron 44 Wrong-way driving 45 Roadworks 46 Crosswind 47 Height limit 48 Width limit 49 Length limit 50 Weight limit 51 Radar speed sign 52 Selective barriers 53 Low-emission zone 54 Priority at the next junction 55 Traffic lights 56 Traffic lights warning 57 Pedestrian lights 58 Road markings 59 Junction layout 60 Bike box 61 Speed feedback 62 Driving licence 63 Location marker 64 Road number 65 Countdown markers 66 Public toilet 67 Rest area 68 Traffic mirror 69 Emergency telephone 70 International border 71 Cycling route 72 End of restriction 73 Parking 74 No parking 75 No stopping 76 Parallel parking 77 Alternate-side parking 78 Parking meter 79 Parking disc 80 Disabled parking 81 Traffic management 82 Merging 83 Reversing 84 U-turn 85 Carpool 86 Traffic jam 87 Uncontrolled crossroad 88 Road surface 89 Ring road 90 Exit 91 Information point 92 Horse riding 93 Provisional licence 94 Hazardous cargo 95 Emergency exit 96 Runaway truck ramp 97 Radio service 98 Oversize load 99 Lane 100 Tyre inflation station ...