If there’s a way to get a very concrete measure of the level of irritation in the French, it’s to look at the radars. Indeed, self-driving cabs are often the first target when motorists, but not only, are disgruntled. This was the case, for example, in 2013 during the red caps crisis and later, at the end of 2018, during the very popular yellow vest movement. And so, after a long lull, destruction of radars lift again. The wave that goes hand in hand with the strike against the pension reform introduced by the government.

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

More than 30 destructions

Our colleagues from Argus had a very accurate count of the number of recently destroyed or damaged radars, while the government doesn’t actually report this type of data. And that’s about it about thirty cabins which have come under the wrath of disgruntled drivers in recent months. A wave that then began shortly before the end of the annual holidays, but which has gathered momentum since the beginning of 2023. In particular, in February, the destruction was the greatest, when more than 7 radars were disabled. And it’s still going on.

Destruction, but not only

Although March has only just begun, many radars have also been destroyed on all French roads. In Normandy, in the Alps or in Orne and Loire, among others. If some are cut or burned, depending on the type of cabin, others simply turn off. Thus, they are deprived of current and therefore can no longer ignite at all. This is, in particular, work in CGT Energywhich thus decommissioned 53 in recent weeks.