The secondary road network was impractical this Friday in part of Brittany.

Here near Rennes.

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C. Allain / 20 Minutes

After the snow, the ice.

This Friday, many Breton roads turned into ice rinks due to the ice.

The prefectures of Côtes d'Armor and Morbihan, the two departments most affected by this episode, said their secondary network was "impractical" on Friday.

They urge the population not to take the car this Friday.

"Do not take any risk, do not go out under any circumstances, stay at home and postpone all your trips this morning", warns the prefect of Côtes d'Armor, who mentions "freezing rains with a high intensity" that occurred during the night.

Giant roundabout in Saint Brieuc, a few rare cars venture to drive but otherwise it's quiet and it always slips a lot at 9:30 am.


Cc @MoisonFBA pic.twitter.com/VHVREgGbSS

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Numerous clashes were observed on the secondary network.

In Morbihan, some salt spreaders remained blocked due to slippery roads.

Salting is not effective when the coatings are already glazed.

"It is supercooled rains, that is to say rains whose drops at negative temperatures freeze instantly on contact with the ground," warns the Morbihan prefecture.

About twenty material accidents had already been recorded this Friday morning at 7:30 am in the department.

The Costa Rican gendarmes recorded 550 calls related to bad weather, giving rise to 99 interventions this morning.

Since 9:30 p.m. Thursday, the circulation of heavy goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes has been prohibited on the N12 and N164 mainly in the Côtes d'Armor, until further notice.

Several dozen vehicles are said to be currently blocked there.

Four compulsory storage areas have been set up.

The ice storm does not only concern Brittany.

In total, around forty departments were on snow and ice vigilance, four of which were red vigilant: Vendée, Deux-Sèvres, Indre and Vienne.

The end of this episode is announced for the end of the afternoon.

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