Speeding is one of the most common violations on the road. While they are clearly prohibited by the Road Traffic Regulations and can be dangerous if they are too large compared to the limits, most of them are completely harmless. Because in most cases, it’s just a small careless mistake that caused you to exceed the speed limit. And while most of the time it goes unnoticed, sometimes it hits the radar. And in this case, you will have to pay a fine, fortunately not very big, while you systematically lose at least one point. Which obviously can be very annoying when you are doing everything to drive perfectly.

TRAFFIC SAFETY:
I want to remove the deduction of points for exceeding the speed of less than 5 km/h and thus treat those who work with understanding.
Conversely, I want to disenfranchise drunk drivers because they are potentially dangerous.

— Gerald Darmanin (@GDarmanin) February 19, 2023

A little tolerance?

But maybe that will finally change. Indeed, the government wants to show a little more flexibility for motorists. In any case, this was stated by the Minister of Internal Affairs, Gerald Darmanin on your Twitter account. The latter actually claimed that ” I want to remove point indents for speeding by less than 5 km/h and thus treat those who work with understanding“. This is very good news for drivers, most of whom pay attention to speed limits. The event, which, however, should not see the light immediately, unfortunately.

An older idea

In truth, this proposition is not entirely new. Indeed, the Minister of Internal Affairs already spoke about it last year, but it did not produce results. To be specific, he would like to stop deducting points for small excesses, and the selected speed is from 1 to 5 km/h above the limit, i.e. the actual speed is 10 km/h higher.