On the occasion of the new year 2024 in France, exceeding the speed of more than 50 km/h will be considered “high speed violation” : from this threshold you will succumb even more severe punishmentswhich can now reach a fine of 3750 euros and 2 months in prison!

The shock measure was announced among 38 new measures by the CISR (Inter-Ministerial Committee on Road Safety) last July: from 2024 speeding will automatically become crimesin the eyes of the Traffic Rules.

Speeding: what is it?

Speeding is a overtaking more than 50 km/h speed of the vehicle in relation to the limit established by the Traffic Rules. Although this figure may seem excessive in the city (it would correspond to doubling the speed, in the case of a 50 km/h limit), it is not uncommon for motorists to reach this speed on the roads. fast, like driving 140 km/h instead of 90 km/h on the motorway. In fact, speeding means more than 70,000 cases each year offenses registered in France.

Until now, this offense was punishable by a class 5 fine, i.e. a fine of 1,500 euros, as well as the withdrawal of 6 points from the driver’s license. This practice has only entered the criminal stage at relapsewithin three years of the first offense.

While we obviously don’t encourage you to break the Road Rules if you exceed the current speed limit, know that things will change in 2024: drive 50 km/h over the speed limit. will now become a crimeAnd that first time that you are caught!

What are we risking?

Indeed, from the first time, and not only in the case of repeated violations, driving at excessive speed will now be punished 2 months of imprisonment, a fine of 3,750 euros and the withdrawal of 6 points. Additional penalties may also apply, such as driving license suspension or vehicle impoundment.

However, in order to unblock the courts, the Government has thought through everything: speeding violations should be subject to criminal liability.fixed tort penalty (AFD), in the amount of 600 or 800 euros.

Even if we still have to wait for the publication of the text of the law to have more details, this procedure is a a simplified way of judging misdemeanors and certain offenses that do not require the defendant to appear before the police or a criminal court, thereby eliminating the risk of imprisonment. AFD is especially used in cases of driving without a license or insurance.

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