Speed limit to 80 km / h: what do motorcycle manufacturers think ?
The drop in the legal speed to 80 km / h instead of 90 on the French road network raises the opposition of the majority of car and motorcycle drivers, but what do manufacturers think ? Le Journal moto du Net asked them the question during our interviews on the motorcycle market..
Site, which had the measure announced by Edouard Philippe on, is following this file very closely. As part of our on, we therefore asked the representatives of motorcycle and scooter brands what the 80 km / h applicable from July 1, 2018 on national and departmental two-way cars without a central separator meant to them..
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The question MNC asked the manufacturers was simple: "what do you think of the plan to lower the speed to 80 km / h on the secondary network?" Their answers do not reveal any fervent defenders of this drop in speed: most of the leaders questioned by the Journal moto du Net are rather against, even outright against, but some do not feel really concerned, when they are not. downright disillusioned…
- Speed limit 80 km / h :
"Once again, it is the speed which serves as a lever", notes: "it is a simple and lucrative means, but it is especially urgent to tackle more serious problems and in particular the use of the smartphone while driving which is, in my opinion, the most serious problem today ".
- MNC Interview : Fabrice Recoque, director of Honda Moto
“Honestly, I don’t think much about it,” admits his side. "I want to say that unfortunately, and as usual, the government acts unilaterally. It is certainly essential to preserve life, I do not go back on this principle. You know, some of our roads are already limited to 70 km / h, so that’s the trend. I’m not sure there is much that can be done. Changing signs will always be more economical than separating lanes with physical barriers, but it won’t save lives. . Reducing speed will not prevent frontal impacts "…
- MNC Interview : Eric Antunes, President of KTM France
"It is unfortunately inevitable and if we resist this time, it will undoubtedly be applied in the near future", regrets by calling for "to give another image of the motorcycle turned on the escape, the fresh air, friends and lifestyle "so that" the practice keeps meaning, regardless of speed regulations ".
- MNC Interview : Pierre Audoin, head of Indian in France
"I think that this specific point of the speed limit primarily concerns user associations", believes for his part: "as a manufacturer I have no comments to make on this question, nor in good Nor in bad. The stakes in terms of road safety are important and France has a problem of results when we compare it, objectively, with other European countries. There are many other areas of work that can and must be followed ".
- MNC Interview : Edouard Lotthe, CEO of Ducati West Europe
An opinion shared: "As a brand, we do not have to take a position on legislation. Road Safety is a responsible institution. We will continue to build iconic motorcycles for our customers. Harley-Davidson has been running for 115 years. adapts to the laws and requirements of each country. In this way, the brand is renewed and a constraint can often become an advantage ".
- MNC Interview : Manoël Bonn, Harley-Davidson France Marketing Manager
"A political response would make us say that it is a decision in favor of road safety and that saving lives is not negotiable", notes for his part, regretting however that "the debate did not take place. let’s not be Manicheans, the law does not provide security, it regulates it. Education, training, the equipment of the motorcyclist, the state of the infrastructures, the lighting of the roads, the experience of driving are subjects insufficiently discussed and dealt with ".
- MNC Interview : Emmanuel Charveron, European Director of Royal Enfield
"Lowering the speed to 80 km / h is a project which is controversial because the cause and effect link has not been established", underlines: "the results of studies carried out on certain sections of road are unfortunately not available . Driver training is more essential than the technical constraints applied to vehicles ".
- MNC Interview : Antoine Coulon, communication director of Kawasaki France
"We are aware that lowering the speed to 80 km / h will lower the number of road deaths", predicts, but "on the other hand we believe that the real causes of death in two-wheelers are poor road infrastructure. or not adapted to them. Indeed, we consider that objective number 1 would be to improve the state of the roads but also the signage, the safety barriers … All these elements today go against even the practice of two-wheelers and are not at all in line with the very interests of motorcyclists. Road infrastructure must be designed to ensure perfect cohabitation between motorists and two-wheelers. Ultimately, behavior does not are not always the answer to mortality. It seems logical to us that this reduction in speed is effective, but there would be many other solutions to be taken, because this unpopular measure risks on the secondary roads of the province of n e not give the expected results ".
- MNC Interview : Lionel Favre, Peugeot Scooters commercial director
"It has never been clearly proven that this cut will save lives," retorts. “Personally, I think the opposite. The lower the speed, the less attentive we are. An automobile is driven, a motorcycle is piloted: attention is greater on a motorcycle. This measure, if it is implemented, will encourage people to find the highway already squatted by trucks "…
- MNC Interview : Jean-Michel Paquient, CEO of SIMA (Mash)
Finally, "it is not us who make the laws", reminds us: "in this sense, we must adapt to the laws of each country. Today it is 80 km / h, tomorrow it will be something else. L ‘important for us is to be able to adapt and continue to bring pleasure to our customers ".
- MNC Interview : Guillaume Vuillardot, Commercial Director of Suzuki Moto France
Interview by Matthieu BRETILLE
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