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The French largely in favor of the abolition of fines for small speeding violations

Speed ​​cameras - The French largely in favor of the abolition of fines for small speeding violations -

According to a poll published by L’Alouette, self-proclaimed "France’s leading regional radio station", "71% of French people" would be in favor of removing the fine for speeding less than 10 km / h. Hardly surprising, this unanimity echoes MP Alain’s bill …

According to a poll published by, self-proclaimed "France’s leading regional radio station", "71% of French people" would be in favor of removing the fine for speeding less than 10 km / h. Not surprisingly, this unanimity echoes the) aiming to stick to the simple withdrawal of a point – without financial penalty – during small exceeding of the authorized speed.

Commissioned by the radio of the Greater West region from the Institute of Surveys and Opinion Studies (Ifop), this survey was conducted between January 13 and 15, 2016 among "996 people aged 18 and more, representative of the French population ".

The question was presented like this: "Personally, would you be in favor or against that in the future these speeding violations of less than 10 km / h are no longer sanctioned by the loss of a point on the license? to drive and no longer be fined? "

The results of the survey are unequivocal since "71%" of the people questioned (the majority being regular users of a motor vehicle) say they are "in favor" of removing the fine for speeding less than 10 km / h.

"30% of revenue" from road repression actually used for road maintenance, according to 40 million motorists

For Pierre Chasseray, general delegate of the 40 million motorists association which actively supports Alain Fouche’s project via a, this mobilization against fines for small speeding violations shows "that the radar system is no longer accepted, that it has become the symbol of the tax. Ask a motorist if he considers that the radar promotes road safety, he will answer you that it only serves road profitability ".

"It is therefore imperative for the government to demonstrate that the proliferation of speed cameras is indeed a question of safety and not of easy money. What better proof then than to remove the fine for small speeding violations?", Wonders the delegate general of 40 million motorists who has also just published the results of his survey on the use of revenue generated by road repression – and its juicy tools – in 2015.

Already conducted in 2013 by the association, this survey shows that no less than "1.671 billion euros" were collected in 2015 by road fines, including "658 million euros" for the only fixed fines from speed cameras automatic, "560 million euros" from other traffic violations and "453 million euros" for increased fines (not paid within 45 days), all offenses combined. 

At the end of his report, 40 million motorists concluded – figures and graphs to support – that "all in all, it is in reality not more than 30% of the total proceeds of road repression that are really used for ends. improvement of safety conditions on French roads ".

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