Guillaume Dominguez, edited by Yanis Darras 1:20 p.m., November 28, 2022

To fight against insecurity in public transport, the government is launching the "Ma Sécurité" application.

Equipped with a chat, it must make it possible to easily and discreetly alert the police in the event of an attack on the train or bus.

Objective, to offer better care to victims. 

The Ile-de-France RER will have cousins.

In recent years, many cities such as Lyon or Lille have shown their desire to create a more efficient train network than the TER, like what is done in the Paris region.

Objective, better connect the suburbs to the city center and offer an alternative to the car. 

>> Find Europe Matin in replay and podcast here

These projects will eventually become reality.

This is what Emmanuel Macron announced this Sunday in a video posted on social networks.

But, if this infrastructure aims to reduce the country's greenhouse gas emissions, it suffers from many shortcomings, including: insecurity. 

Chat with law enforcement

The subject is worrying, particularly among women.

Nearly 94% of them say that they have already suffered remarks, insults and sometimes also sexual assault during their trips on public transport.

So, to remedy this, the government wants to quickly double the number of police and gendarmes in Ile-de-France and in eight large cities.

And while waiting for recruitment to be organised, an application must make it possible to improve passenger safety. 

With "My security", victims can contact law enforcement directly via chat.

"If a person is unable to dial 17, they can use this chat to say 'Here, I am in such a place. I am having such a difficulty' and we can warn so that a patrol can be dispatched to the scene. “, explains one of the designers of the application, the commissioner Jérémie Vasseur. 

Available on all platforms

Violence, harassment or simply a feeling of insecurity, you absolutely must not hesitate to use the application, insists the commissioner.

A tool that Lou, a public transport user, would have liked to have had when she was sexually assaulted.

"In my car, there was a man who had a very awkward look at me, at my body. And he managed to come out really glued to me and at that moment he touched my buttocks. Above all, I felt helpless,” she says.

"If I had the app, I would have texted him to say he was staring and then he touched me," Lou said.

Now available, the "My security" application can be downloaded from the App store and the Google Play Store.