French motorways show us how it should be done

French motorways show us how it should be done

European roads are far enjoyable with their higher speed limits and pristine surfaces Our next-door neighbours, with their 7383 miles of smooth, free-flowing highway linking the outer reaches of their pretty countryside to the ring roads of their major towns, provide valuable lessons in inter-urban road transportation. France’s first motorway – or autoroute – was opened in 1941. Called the A13, it was the result of a two-decade-long study into t…