- Large speeding tickets are on the increase everywhere in Occitania due to the containment linked to the coronavirus pandemic.
- In Gard, on Monday, a motorist was checked 110 km / h above the authorized speed.
- Offenders risk immediate withdrawal of their license, summons to court and impoundment of their vehicle.
The count is made by Lieutenant-Colonel Didier Ressayre, number two of the Gard gendarmerie group: “We are witnessing a significant increase in speeding. Since the start of containment, there has been a 37% increase in speeding by more than 50 km / h. "
On Monday, a German sedan established a new form of record by exceeding the authorized speed limit by 110 km / h: 210 km / h instead of 110 km / h (the speed being imitated due to the rain). The same day, at the same place, a van carrying packages was checked at 183 km / h.
Road traffic reduced by 80 to 90%
" Containment generates a drop in road traffic of around 80 to 90%: less busy roads result in an increase in speeding," says the police. Faced with clear roads, drivers tend to accelerate, some of them in largely unreasonable proportions. These drivers take great risks for themselves but also for other users. The road is a common space and speed certainly worsens the accident record and the risk of having one. "
The secondary network is mainly affected by these major speeding trips (greater than 50 km / h), but the major regional axes are affected. "The authors are professionals (often deliverers) and individuals," continues the policeman.
Fatal accidents
Offenders risk immediate withdrawal of their license, summons to court and impoundment of their vehicle.
The Gard has been bereaved in recent days by two fatal accidents in Fons and Vergèze. In this latest accident, the passenger of a BMW driving on the left side of the road died in a frontal impact.
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- Coronavirus
- Speeding
- Covid 19
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- Containment
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