24H Motos 2018: fairly satisfactory results for the Sarthe prefecture

The 41st edition of the 24 Heures Motos du Mans and a great sun (!) Drew 76,000 spectators around the Bugatti circuit this weekend! The police had therefore also come in large numbers.. The prefecture takes stock: controls, alcohol and speed are down, drugs and license retention on the rise.

The prefect of Sarthe (Nicolas Quillet, prefect of Nièvre in 2010-2011!) And his team believe that the 2018 24 Heures Motos du Mans ended with a "fairly satisfactory result". The safety of 76,000 spectators (compared to 72,500 in 2017) was ensured daily by around 250 firefighters, 200 rescuers, 200 CRS and police officers, 150 gendarmes…

• MNC of April 22, 2018 :
• MNC of 23 April 2018 :

In the general enclosure of the Bugatti circuit, "no major incident has occurred", welcomes the prefecture, before regretting that "prohibited behaviors (motorcycle fires or other equipment) continue to be observed in the campsites" , despite the security measures implemented.

Consequences of hot weather – and unsuccessful attempts at rehydration à la Milessoise ?! -, the police noted "this year a sharp increase in medical care for spectators. The emergency services carried out 924 interventions, of which 51 required evacuation (against 722 and 21 last year). ) ".

2,700 checks, 395 speeding tickets, 44 license retention

On the roads this time, more than 2,700 checks were carried out over the entire weekend, against 4,200 last year. Were noted in 2018: "395 speeding (Vs 684 in 2017, Editor’s note), 18 driving under the influence of alcohol including 8 criminal offenses (Vs 42 and 15) and 23 positive drug tests (Vs 17)" on 111 checks … only? "Nice" score.

The prefecture of Sarthe observes in passing that "if speeding and alcohol offenses are on the decrease (well, editor’s note!), The increase in positive drug tests is the negative point of this edition". Not good !

All of these checks resulted in 44 detentions of driving licenses. That’s 16 more than last year, and 9 more than at the last French Grand Prix which attracted 105,000 people. As a reminder, the GP had resulted in 35 driving license retentions (22 drivers of two wheels and 13 of light vehicles) and 31 immobilizations of vehicles.

Finally, this year at the 24H Motos, "2086 people tested their blood alcohol level free of charge on the road safety stand as part of the operation" Blow, you will know ", of which 151 were positive. Advice was given to everyone in order to get back on the road in complete safety "… Take a little nap for example, to recover from 24 trying hours. Like the pilots !

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