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
According to the website Road Safety, speed is the leading cause of death on French roads. Indeed, it would be both a contributing factor to the accident and an aggravating factor, especially if it is related to another crime such as alcohol or drug use. This is one of the reasons why the police carry out numerous checks on the roads and why violators face serious penalties. But this does not prevent some from indulging the few speedingas we can regularly see in our columns.
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
A very special profession
And, it would seem, some really think they are above the law. At least this is what the unusual story that we are going to tell you about. It happened Friday, January 13, on the D23 in Donnac, a town north of Bordeaux. While the police are monitoring the traffic, they noticed a car traveling at a speed of 130 km/h instead of the permitted 80 km/h. This corresponds to a speed limit of 50 km/h. The police then pull over the driver, who turns out to be a driving instructor! A profession that usually involves knowledge of traffic rules and the penalties for not following them.
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The license has been revoked
Then the driver had his own driver’s license immediately and his vehicle was seized and impounded. He also faces other serious penalties, such as a fine of 3,750 euros, three months in prison and a 3-year driving license ban. He also risks gettingdriving ban individual vehicles up to 5 years old.
It happens that the radar illuminates a speeding driver, but he does not receive a traffic ticket! https://t.co/eNzBECUAIE?utm_campaign=post-auto&utm_medium=twitter
— AutoPlus (@AutoPlusMag) August 1, 2022
Source: Auto Plus
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