Confinement does not change the Highway Code. On Wednesday, the northern police were alerting to the increase in the number of thefts from vehicles as France entered its fourth week of containment against the epidemic of coronavirus. This Thursday, it is the gendarmes who highlight another deviance: the big speeding tickets.
By dint of seeing the empty roads, morning and evening, some motorists let themselves be won over by the temptation to press on the mushroom. And sometimes even rather heavily. The police of the Somme deplore that the confinement can give "a feeling of free movement beyond the rules of the Highway Code. "
In town or in the countryside, some let go
Armed with this sad observation, the soldiers have therefore multiplied the speed controls and, to say the least, is that the fishing has been good. During an operation in the heart of the city in the town of Abbeville, the gendarmes noted three major speeding tickets. The offenders were checked at 112, 113 and 116 km / h instead of 50 km / h. "Many other speeding incidents between 77 km / h and 94 km / h have also been noted," said the soldiers.
And on country roads, offenders are pushing harder. While the limit outside the built-up area for the Somme department is still set at 80 km / h, the gendarmes noted speeds of 129 km / h, or even 151 km / h. The worst was recorded at 164 km / h.
The gendarmes therefore appeal to the responsibility of motorists and their civility, to avoid "risking both his life and that of others, and to commit means which […] must be totally dedicated to the fight against COVID-19 . For those who don't understand, the military promises new and frequent checks.
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