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The grand boulevards create spectacular vistas, but pedestrians are advised
to keep to the crossings, respect the light and don't expect to have a right
of way until you can see the whites of the drivers' eyes.
a dramatic angle of the mighty Arch, usually fl ying a huge
tricolor French fl ag, the country's national symbol since 1790.
You can see straight down the Champs Elysée east to
the Concorde and the Louvre and west all the way out to La
Defense and the new Arch. Talk about city planning! Here are
hundreds of years of rights-of-way (originating with the layout
of the royal hunting grounds) still working and still developing.
Once you reach the Arch, however, you face half a dozen
lanes of traffi c going around it, each vehicle seeking its
preference among 12 exits, with no visible evidence of
established rules or priorities.
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