The reduction of speed to 30 km / h in the city has not finished talking about it. After the controversy aroused in Paris, lowering the speed of automobiles seems to gain Brest. In Finistère, it is not the motorists who plague, but the bus drivers. This Tuesday, several of them demonstrated to denounce the proliferation of road improvements made to lower the speed. The drivers of the Bibus network particularly target speed bumps that cause them recurring back pain and pain. “When you go over dozens of speed bumps every day, your back takes a hit,” says Luc Daniel, interviewed by
Ouest-France
.
The CFDT union delegate criticizes in particular the design of donkey rides and considers that many of them do not comply with the recommendations of the Center for Studies and Expertise on risks, the environment, mobility and transport. development (Cerema).
The competent authority in the matter sets strict rules as to the height and inclination of the installations present on the roads.
You spend 8 hours quiet in a train and cross Brest and its 50 speed bumps make you want to swallow a box of Spasfon.
- Oopsy (@OuPsy) August 1, 2018
According to the trade unionist, many recent achievements would generate significant disturbances among bus drivers, who have to cross dozens of speed bumps every day.
According to him, absenteeism for driving agents of the Bibus network was 4% in 2016. Today, it would have reached 15%.
The demonstrators should be received this Friday by the metropolis to discuss this subject.
For the time being, no strike movement has been announced.
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