This statistic presents the average speeds of daytime passenger vehicles on the road network in France in 2018, according to the network and in kilometers per hour (km/h). We thus observe that on the connecting highways where the speed is limited to 130 km/h in France, the average speed practiced was around 120 km/h.
Average speeds during the day by passenger vehicles on the road network in France in 2018, according to the network (in kilometers per hour)*
Characteristic
Average daily speed in kilometers per hour
Connecting highways (130 km/h)
120
2x2 lane roads (110 km/h)
106
Clearance highways (110 km/h)
103
2 or 3 lane roads (90 km/h)
80
Medium sized agglomeration inputs / outputs (50 km/h)
49
Roads crossing small towns (50 km/h)
48
Arteries in the medium sized agglomeration city center (50 km/h)
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Observatoire National Interministériel de la Sécurité Routière. (September 18, 2019). Average speeds during the day by passenger vehicles on the road network in France in 2018, according to the network (in kilometers per hour)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106543/gears-medium-sure-network-the-day-france/
Observatoire National Interministériel de la Sécurité Routière. "Average speeds during the day by passenger vehicles on the road network in France in 2018, according to the network (in kilometers per hour)*." Chart. September 18, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106543/gears-medium-sure-network-the-day-france/
Observatoire National Interministériel de la Sécurité Routière. (2019). Average speeds during the day by passenger vehicles on the road network in France in 2018, according to the network (in kilometers per hour)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106543/gears-medium-sure-network-the-day-france/
Observatoire National Interministériel de la Sécurité Routière. "Average Speeds during The Day by Passenger Vehicles on The Road Network in France in 2018, According to The Network (in Kilometers per Hour)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106543/gears-medium-sure-network-the-day-france/
Observatoire National Interministériel de la Sécurité Routière, Average speeds during the day by passenger vehicles on the road network in France in 2018, according to the network (in kilometers per hour)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106543/gears-medium-sure-network-the-day-france/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Average speeds during the day by passenger vehicles on the road network in France in 2018, according to the network (in kilometers per hour)* [Graph], Observatoire National Interministériel de la Sécurité Routière, September 18, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106543/gears-medium-sure-network-the-day-france/
