A gendarme controls the speed of road users. Drawing. - P. Pochard / Sipa

Containment did not necessarily dampen the initiatives of reckless motorists. Unfortunately for them, the gendarmes and police officers have not abandoned surveillance of the roads. Monday, a 27-year-old driver was thus checked at 138 km / h on a departmental road (limited to 80 km / h) in La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, announces the gendarmerie of Loire-Atlantique.

The young man was carrying three people and said he was going home after going shopping. He did have a travel certificate, but it was not duly completed. His passengers had none. All left with a fine of 135 euros. The driver has also had his driver's license withdrawn.

Full on the periphery

Tuesday afternoon, a motorist traveling at 150 km / h was intercepted by the police on the Nantes ring road. After correction, its speed was reduced to 142 km / h, which is still a speeding of more than 50 km / h. No less than 33 speeding tickets were reported in three hours by the police on the device. The latter is limited to 90km / h and even 70 km / h to certain sectors.

[# COVID19fr] Relaxed behavior of motorists during #confinement.

Speed ​​control yesterday on the ring road at #Nantes porte de Rezé.
8 police officers mobilized with 2 bikers for interceptions.
33 speeding tickets noted.
1 driver at 150 km / h instead of 90. pic.twitter.com/RZO5LfkRdL

- Police Nationale 44 (@ PoliceNat44) April 8, 2020

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