Originally posted by Jean Poitiers Also, people sometimes "slow down" around my blue Kangoo, because the French
Gendarmerie drive the same vehicles ... I always wanted to add a big white stripe on the side, but my wife said "nyet" ...
Those Russians never let us have any fun!
When my wife's uncle visited us in Grenoble, he was amazed (coming from New Orleans) that it seemed none of the cops were fat. I had to explain that the Gendarmes are part of the army, and that the smaller towns had the porc-flic!
BTW, I don't think I would've slowed down near your car. Due to my wife's employer at the time, we had green license plates on our little Subaru (Europeans will get this: most EU plates are white and blue or yellow, but green means "tax exempt," and is usually a diplomatic car). When I first picked them up at the shop, the guy told me I could park on the lawn of the Hotel de Ville and not get a ticket! I did see the flash of the speed cameras on the A7 many times, and never heard a peep about it... good times!
Also, if you Americans want a Kangoo, the closest you can get is a Ford Transit Connect. Pretty expensive for what it is, too!