Beware falling grapes. The signs that are driving France round the bend

Holiday motorists in France this summer should bone up first on a set of odd new road signs that advise on such matters as the proximity of wine and places to put a canoe in the water.



The 20 new signs from the superministry of the environment are intended to update obsolete pictograms but they also include new ones that are mystifying France.



Thirsty drivers will be relieved to see a bunch of grapes signifying that “wine products” can be found near by, while those who happen to have a boat on the roof will be informed of a suitable launch point by a figure of a man apparently ramming his canoe into the bottom of a lake.