Because in life you have to be able to ask yourself the right questions… The middle finger on the automatic radar: a good idea or not? – LE DALL Driver’s License Lawyer https://t.co/HSUCeBxhnk

— Master le Dall (@MaitreleDall) August 19, 2020

It’s a source of great stress, but also great joy when you finally get it. These are, of course, driver’s licenses, which are now mandatory for all motorists. But no matter how strange it may seem, it was not always like that. Indeed, the little pink paper, which now takes the form of a more practical plastic card, was not created at the beginning of the car, on the contrary. It would even almost serve as a junior since it only dates back to 1922. Created on December 31, this last fso it will be 100 years in a few days. We suggest you briefly return to its history.

Reflections on the project to no longer deduct points from the driver’s license of drivers guilty of minor speeding continue! https://t.co/w2bQX7OYx4

— AutoPlus (@AutoPlusMag) July 29, 2022

Many stages

If the first traces of driver’s licenses date back to 1851, only in 1893 was the driver’s license created by the chief of the Paris police, Louis Lepin. The latter is reserved for men over the age of 21 and is issued directly by car manufacturers. Only in 1897 did the woman win the precious sesame. This is Anne de Rochechouart de Mortemar, duchess of Uses, who is also the first to be arrested for speeding. On March 10, 1899, this certificate became mandatory for everyone and was issued by the prefect. New rules of conduct are also being created, but the Road Traffic Rules will be born only in 1921.

already 100 years

That’s why it isDecember 31, 1922 that the certificate of legal capacity officially becomes a driver’s license, which is issued from the age of 18. Then new categories were created, and the opportunity to withdraw your precious sesame was born in 1927. Many changes have been made since then, including the introduction of a points license in 1989. In 1992, capital increased from 6 to 12 points, while temporary license appeared only in 2004. Finally, in 2013, a new format appeared, common to all European countries and more practical.

An automatic speed camera on the RD 137 in St Sulpice d’Arnoult has been terrorizing drivers in recent days, flashing as they obey the speed limit!
This radar was undergoing maintenance. Therefore, there will be no verbalization. Thanks to the whistleblowers!

– Gendarmerie of Primorsky Charante (@Gendarmerie_017) September 16, 2021