Containment = limited movement = less danger = decrease in the number of road victims. The number of deaths on the roads of mainland France plunged 39.6% in March compared to the same month last year. The death toll rose from 255 to 154 people who died, Road Safety announced on Saturday, pointing to a direct consequence of the containment put in place to stop the spread of the new coronavirus.
Figures have not finished convincing David Julliard, the deputy to road safety delegate, for whom "this reduction is less than that of traffic", he reacted, quoted by AFP. It is therefore, in his eyes, a "higher figure than expected". This regret was also shared by the director general of the association 40 million motorists, Pierre Chasseray, according to which "we are in a period where there should be zero accidents".
The readers of 20 Minutes , they question us in a roundabout way on road safety. Many wonder if they can, despite confinement, pass their vehicle to technical control:
"How do I do my car technical inspection?" »Makhlouf
“I have to do repairs to my motorcycle as well as maintain my car. Can I go to an open garage? »Vincent
“I have my technical control in August. If the crisis lasts, how will it go? »Nathalie
“I had to do my technical control in April, if I go to go shopping and I get checked, will I be fined? »Dupont
"I can't know if the dates for the auto tech check are officially postponed!" For me, it must have been in May. »Lulu
Here are the answers we found:
Open maintenance and repair centers. During the confinement, "the companies involved in the maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, agricultural machinery and equipment, the trade in automotive equipment and the trade and repair of motorcycles and cycles remain open," said the Ministry of the Interior. . Not mentioned at the very beginning of the crisis in the list of establishments authorized to continue to receive the public, recalls for its part the National Institute of Consumption (INC), the technical control centers were added to it in early April by decree.
Complete the certificate. If it is not possible to postpone your appointment, you can therefore have the technical check carried out. In this case, check the box "travel to make purchases of basic necessity" on the certificate of derogatory travel, says the Ministry of the Interior. And to add: “The police proceed to control with discernment. "
🛣️ @ Elisabeth_Borne and @Djebbari_JB confirm that the technical control centers are authorized to remain open https://t.co/W8Hx3wG3X6
Faced with the # COVID19 health crisis, a tolerance is expected:
🚗 3 months for light vehicles
🚚 15 days for heavy vehicles pic.twitter.com/K05zYgIAkt
Three months delay. Also note that, due to the crisis, and if you have not been able to have a check that contributes to road safety, the government decided on March 23 to grant an additional delay. "A tolerance of three months [until June 23] is granted for the delays of the technical inspection of light vehicles, announced the Minister for the Ecological Transition, Elisabeth Borne, and the Secretary of State for Transport, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari. This tolerance also applies to the periods provided for by the regulations for carrying out the counter-visits. »For the technical inspection of heavy goods vehicles and public transport vehicles, a tolerance of eighteen days has been granted.
If the end of the state of health emergency, currently set for May 24, were to evolve, the date of the end of tolerance could be modified up or down, said the INC.
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The Service-public.fr site insists on the fact that "vehicles are authorized to circulate, in particular for the supply of foodstuffs, the delivery of medical gases used for the operation of artificial respirators, the delivery of fuels, public transport people or for individuals who have to work ”.
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