As we know, driving is not trivial, even if it may seem silly to mention it. Indeed, driving remains an occupation which can be dangerous in certain situations, such as at night or during rain. But no matter what, it is important to always exercise great vigilance and concentration, because anything can happen at any moment. That is why it is forbidden to go on the road after using drugs or with too high a level of alcohol in the blood. Even if this does not prevent some from doing it anyway, on the contrary.

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… 👮🏻 checks his gray card
🥺 The plate is well prepared, which is a
❌Crime of using fake license plates
▶️The man is a gift @PoliceNat34
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— Montpellier Municipal Police (@PMMontpellier) November 22, 2022

More repression

Indeed, as Road Safety reminds us, drivers who use drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, LSD or even ecstasy are involved in one in five fatal accidents. The figure rises at night and at weekends as it reaches 1 in 3. A real scourge that the government wants to fight. The latter has really recently been withdrawn by those interested turn the screws against these motorists, especially after the terrible accident caused by Pierre Palmad a few months earlier. That’s indeed what Gerald Darmanen, the current interior minister, who also wants to end deducting points for minor speeding, said.

Enhanced control

Thus, it must go through, in particular, a increasing the number of inspections. As radars-auto.com reminds us, at least 453,751 were produced in 2021, and 630,957 in 2021. The number is constantly increasing, since last year it was 776,829. But this is clearly not the end. Because the government wants to go even further and aims to reach the threshold of one million checks for the whole of 2023. Moreover, in 2022, 16% of them were positive, a figure that remains very high.