The French Yellow Jacket Survey

A couple of months ago, I read a post on another blog written by Madame VLIF (Very Lost In France). It was all about the new French law of having to have a fluorescent yellow or orange jacket and a warning triangle in your car. The jacket has to be easily accessible, and if it isn’t, for example if it is in your boot, then the police can fine you.

So, the French, in their infinite wisdom and love for fashion, have taken to keeping their fluorescent jackets on their passenger seats. As though the seat is actually wearing the jacket. This trend has spread all over the country. VLiF’s blog inspired me to do my own little survey.

Photographic proof follows.
NB. Picture quality is not great as I used my phone to take the pictures.
It is now an epidemic in France. We only just bought yellow jackets for our cars yesterday. One of them is still in the garage - the 807 needed a new front and back windscreen in the storms, which I have since discovered was actually classed as a hurricane - Hurricane Klaus to be precise. Quite exciting really! Anyway, the garage ordered the windscreens - the back one was fine, but the front one arrived broken. They sent it back and ordered a new one, only to be told that there is a shortage of windscreens for Peugeot 807's and Citroen C8's (same model of car). So, we have to wait until god knows when to get our big car back. The new windscreen will arrive next week - normalement. So, keep your fingers crossed.

Back to the topic in hand - the following picture says "If you can't beat the buggers, join 'em!"

NB. Jacket only on passenger seat for photographic purposes! It got put away immediately after!