Speeding obviously happens to everyone. Whether you’re in a hurry or simply distracted, no one is immune to being spotted. And there is nothing more infuriating than deducting points and a fine for a few short kilometers per hour over the limit. Especially when you’re not used to breaking the rules Traffic rules. Fortunately, that will soon change. Indeed, the government recently announced its intention to no longer sanction minor overages by deducting points. But this measure will affect only those who exceed 5 km/h.

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

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Still, be careful before showing slack on the road, because this measure is not supposed to come into effect until 2024, or rather January 1. “Absolute nonsense” and “an unbearable signal of relaxation” for Pierre Lagache, vice-president of the League Against Road Violence. But drivers must be satisfied. But are these small excesses really so many? We are analyzing the current situation. In general, speeding is more than half of offenses in France, i.e. at least 4.2 million from over 27 million in 2021.

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But how about small excesses ? Well, to be honest, there are a lot of them too. In fact, 96% of speeding violations are less than 20 km/h. On the other hand, the statistics do not distinguish between excesses of less than 5 km/h. But according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 58% of fines in 2020 were for minor speeding of less than 5 km/h. Thus, data that still needs to be confirmed and clarified with more recent figures. But this measure should please motorists in any case.