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Bikers will not need armbands
RIDERS of motorbikes will not, after all, have to wear reflective yellow armbands as of January 1. Interior Minister Manuel Valls has said he wants to take longer to evaluate the requirement, which was fixed in a decree earlier this year for riders of most motorbikes (above 125cc).
RIDERS of motorbikes will not, after all, have to wear reflective yellow armbands as of January 1.
Interior Minister Manuel Valls has said he wants to take longer to evaluate the requirement, which was fixed in a decree earlier this year for riders of most motorbikes (above 125cc).
A spokesman for campaign group Motards en Colère (“Angry Bikers”), said – despite the name: “We are very satisfied with this announcement because the famous armband is nonsensical.”
The group had previously described the measure as a “provocation” by the previous government, useless for bikers’ safety.
Mr Valls made the announcement on launching a new programme of work for the Conseil National de Sécurité Routière (CNSR), which will look into road safety improvements, including for motorbike riders who are the group the most at risk – they represent 23% of road users killed in accidents but just 1.9% of traffic. Bikers using bus lanes will be among the issues discussed.
The CNSR has been given an overall task of finding ways to meet a new objective of halving road deaths by 2020 – from 3,963 last year to under 2,000. It will look at issues surrounding those most at risk (eg. the bikers and young people) and aggravating factors like speeding, alcohol and drugs.
Although dormant since 2008 the council consists of around 50 members including politicians and representatives of associations, businesses and insurers.
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Minister rethinks breath test plan
November 28, 2012
INTERIOR Minister Manuel Valls has asked advisers to look at the law that forces drivers to carry a breath test – and tell him if they think it is worth it.
The law, which came into force on July 1, 2012, was one of the last measures of the Sarkozy government and was intended to cut down on drink-driving, with alcohol being the no1 cause of road deaths.
Full application of the law – which would see drivers and motorcyclists fined €11 for not having a kit - was delayed until November 1, 2012, to allow for the kits to be made fully available. Mr Valls has already extended this to March 1, 2013, as a nationwide shortage of kits has seen prices soar from the initial €1 to €5 each.
Now he has asked the Conseil National de la Sécurité Routière to look at the plan again. He said on Europe 1 radio: “This plan and its working pose a certain number of legitimate questions, so we need to evaluate it. The CNSR will look at this measure and after this evaluation I will draw a conclusion.”
But he insisted that he was not reining back the fight for improved road safety: “I want us to continue this battle against road accidents, against speed, against alcohol, against drug use – but we need a prevention policy that works with young people.”
Road safety campaigner Chantal Perrichon, of the Ligue Contre la Violence Routière, told Connexion last month that the law was “useless” and was introduced by the Sarkozy government “just to be seen to be doing something”.
She added: “We need to look to Britain where they have real policies against drink-driving and where they have massively reduced the number of road deaths due to alcohol.”
The test kits themselves, she said, were not reliable and gave too many “false negatives” while also being easily affected by both heat and cold... something often found in cars.
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Bikers will not need armbands
RIDERS of motorbikes will not, after all, have to wear reflective yellow armbands as of January 1. Interior Minister Manuel Valls has said he wants to take longer to evaluate the requirement, which was fixed in a decree earlier this year for riders of most motorbikes (above 125cc).
RIDERS of motorbikes will not, after all, have to wear reflective yellow armbands as of January 1.
Interior Minister Manuel Valls has said he wants to take longer to evaluate the requirement, which was fixed in a decree earlier this year for riders of most motorbikes (above 125cc).
A spokesman for campaign group Motards en Colère (“Angry Bikers”), said – despite the name: “We are very satisfied with this announcement because the famous armband is nonsensical.”
The group had previously described the measure as a “provocation” by the previous government, useless for bikers’ safety.
Mr Valls made the announcement on launching a new programme of work for the Conseil National de Sécurité Routière (CNSR), which will look into road safety improvements, including for motorbike riders who are the group the most at risk – they represent 23% of road users killed in accidents but just 1.9% of traffic. Bikers using bus lanes will be among the issues discussed.
The CNSR has been given an overall task of finding ways to meet a new objective of halving road deaths by 2020 – from 3,963 last year to under 2,000. It will look at issues surrounding those most at risk (eg. the bikers and young people) and aggravating factors like speeding, alcohol and drugs.
Although dormant since 2008 the council consists of around 50 members including politicians and representatives of associations, businesses and insurers.
Also
Minister rethinks breath test plan
November 28, 2012
INTERIOR Minister Manuel Valls has asked advisers to look at the law that forces drivers to carry a breath test – and tell him if they think it is worth it.
The law, which came into force on July 1, 2012, was one of the last measures of the Sarkozy government and was intended to cut down on drink-driving, with alcohol being the no1 cause of road deaths.
Full application of the law – which would see drivers and motorcyclists fined €11 for not having a kit - was delayed until November 1, 2012, to allow for the kits to be made fully available. Mr Valls has already extended this to March 1, 2013, as a nationwide shortage of kits has seen prices soar from the initial €1 to €5 each.
Now he has asked the Conseil National de la Sécurité Routière to look at the plan again. He said on Europe 1 radio: “This plan and its working pose a certain number of legitimate questions, so we need to evaluate it. The CNSR will look at this measure and after this evaluation I will draw a conclusion.”
But he insisted that he was not reining back the fight for improved road safety: “I want us to continue this battle against road accidents, against speed, against alcohol, against drug use – but we need a prevention policy that works with young people.”
Road safety campaigner Chantal Perrichon, of the Ligue Contre la Violence Routière, told Connexion last month that the law was “useless” and was introduced by the Sarkozy government “just to be seen to be doing something”.
She added: “We need to look to Britain where they have real policies against drink-driving and where they have massively reduced the number of road deaths due to alcohol.”
The test kits themselves, she said, were not reliable and gave too many “false negatives” while also being easily affected by both heat and cold... something often found in cars.
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