A direct consequence of confinement. The number of deaths on the roads of mainland France plunged 39.6% in March compared to the same month last year, with 154 people dead, a figure that reflects the implementation of containment, announced this Saturday Road safety.
The number of bodily injuries also fell sharply over this period (-43.2%), numbering 2,443 compared to 4,298 in March 2019. In addition, 2,965 people were injured compared to 5,326 in March 2019, i.e. 2,361 people less (-44.3%) than the previous year. "The decrease in road mortality recorded in March 2020 is part of the context of the implementation of containment from March 17, 2020 which obviously obviously greatly reduced overall travel", notes the ministry.
The number of large speeding tickets on the increase
These exceptionally low figures particularly benefit pedestrians and cyclists, who were less present on public roads during this period. On the other hand "the number of deaths in the category of professional drivers of commercial vehicles or heavy goods vehicles does not decrease", indicates the ministry.
Another phenomenon linked to confinement, large speeding trips (greater than 50 km / h above the authorized speed) are clearly increasing on French roads. Between March 30 and April 5, speed cameras recorded a 12% increase in this type of violation, compared to the last week before confinement (March 9 to 15).
These dangerous behaviors, "are likely to increase the number of injured brought to hospital emergency services in the context of an extreme mobilization of health personnel to deal with the consequences of the current health crisis," warns Road Safety. . In the French overseas departments and territories, the downward trend is also confirmed with 16 road fatalities, 7 less than in March 2019.
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Road safety: The number of road deaths dropped by 12.6% in February
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