Guest Friday morning in Europe, Emmanuel Grégoire, first deputy at the town hall of Paris, estimated that imposing the wearing of the mask on cyclists and motorcyclists, as required by the Prefecture of Police, was "not consistent ", while Parisians are recommended to avoid public transport and favor cycling. The municipality hopes to obtain a relaxation of the measure on this point.

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From 8 a.m., this Friday, wearing a mask becomes compulsory in all the streets of Paris. This measure, announced by Prime Minister Jean Castex on Thursday, replaces bonds by sector, deemed difficult to read by pedestrians. "It is a measure of simplification, we had too many misunderstandings on the wearing of the mask," explains at the microphone of Europe Matin Emmanuel Grégoire, first deputy at the mayor of Paris. “Individual behaviors used the argument of incomprehension not to wear the mask. This is why the government has to take this measure,” said the elected official.

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"This measure is important, restrictive, but it is first of all for the sake of simplification", he assures, while acknowledging that the mask will not alone make it possible to rectify the situation. "No, that is not a miracle response, because it does not respond to emerging homes in closed environments, and in particular private, in a family or professional setting, but it is an important and useful measure, to be applied over time. get out of the epidemic ", points out Emmanuel Grégoire.

Now, "the rule is simple, it's everywhere!", Hammers the right arm of Anne Hidalgo. And the health situation, which continues to deteriorate in Île-de-France and the rest of the territory, hardly leaves time for education. "There will be fines from today," warns the elected. "The measure is easy to understand, now it's time to apply it." But to ensure that "each police officer will demonstrate situational intelligence."

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Regulations that could quickly evolve for cyclists and motorcyclists

Wearing a mask is also becoming compulsory for cyclists and motorcyclists. "It seems absurd to me, this point is not the subject of a consensus with the Prefecture of the Police", admits the deputy. "Decisions must be based on scientific reasoning, and on elements of consistency. It is not consistent to impose the wearing of a mask on a cyclist in motion, because no study confirms a potential risk in the material ", points out Emmanuel Grégoire. "We hope to bring the Prefecture of Police to evolve on this point of doctrine", he adds, while the town hall recommends Parisians to circulate by bicycle so as to avoid public transport.