The return to 90 km / h accelerated by the sharp increase in road fatalities in February 2019 ?
If 2018 had been marked by a drop in mortality, 2019 unfortunately begins with two consecutive months of increase: after the + 3.9% observed in, the increase reached + 17.1% in February.. Road Safety invokes the breakage of radars, when opponents of 80 km / h see it as proof of the ineffectiveness of lowering the speed … Explanations.
Some 253 people died in a traffic accident in February 2019, 37 more than in February 2018: this increase translates into a jump of "+ 17.1%" of deaths on the roads of France, according to the forecast calculations by the National Interministerial Road Safety Observatory (ONISR).
- MNC file :
All the other indicators are also in the red for the second month of the year 2019: "+ 22.3%" of bodily accidents and "+ 21.5%" of injured people, details the government body which points to a worrying peak of mortality among pedestrians, young people (18-24 years) and seniors (over 65 years).
Another affected category: cyclists with "18 estimated deaths", the highest mortality recorded "for ten years for a month of February" according to ONISR. The exceptionally good weather at the start of the year is undoubtedly one of the causes of this over-representation of users of non-motorized two-wheelers..
Less flashes, more clashes ?
Road Safety also specifies that this increase affects "particularly the network outside urban areas and highways". In other words: the roads where the speed has nevertheless increased from 90 to 80 km / h since July 1, 2018. Well then, the less we go the faster we die ?!
- MNC special file :
The government, aware of the criticisms which will not fail to fall in front of this observation, hastens to brandish a very practical excuse to justify itself: the "strong degradation of the fixed radars" would be at the origin of a "relaxation of behaviors on all networks ".
This "relaxation" would therefore be driven by a feeling of impunity in front of the devices put out of service at a sustained rate since the yellow vests crisis, with an inoperative proportion estimated at "" by the Minister of the Interior, Christophe Castaner.
Except that the argument is not really admissible because the degradation of the radars began last summer, in response to the lowering of the speed to 80 km / h. However, road mortality did not skyrocket in the following months, including when the rate of neutralization of radars accelerated with the "entry into action" of the Yellow Vests !
- MNC special file :
On the other hand, the State does not stand still in the face of the degradation of its electronic cash drawers: the booths marked or covered with paint are quickly put back into service, while those more heavily degraded are replaced more quickly. long. After all, why skimp on the repair budget compared to the billion euros reported by radar? ?
Impunity for radars? A dangerous game !
MNC has had the unpleasant experience of it by taking the N2 at dawn towards Roissy airport, a particularly "radarized" axis: a little distracted after passing in front of two harmless radars, our tester was flashed by the third, who was in full possession of his means !
The argument "radars out of service = speed increasing = accidents increasing" would therefore only apply to motorcyclists and motorists who use the same axis every day and who are likely to drive faster while considering themselves safe flashes…
The others, far from being negligible, on the contrary remain vigilant when approaching controlled areas, failing to know whether the radar is on or not: otherwise, it amounts to playing Russian roulette with the "dear" speedometers of the government. MNC tried … and it’s the plum !
We also run the risk of crossing the viewfinder of a site-radar slyly installed during the day, or that of a pair of binoculars stashed along the road … Because yes: the State has plenty of toys ready to sanction , including radars on board cars driven by private operators !
The Republic in Reverse at 80 km / h ?!
"This increase in mortality is proof that the 80 km / h imposed on July 1 on secondary roads do not work and that it is time to reverse this harmful decision", interprets for its part the association 40 million motorists calling on deputies to validate the Senate amendment allowing .
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MNC of March 27, 2019 : The Senate authorizes the departments to go back to 80 km / h
This will be examined and voted on this summer by the National Assembly: in the meantime, there is no doubt that its supporters will continue their lobbying based on this increase in mortality in February. !
What you need to know about 80 km / h
- Interview MNC Emmanuel Barbe :
- Interview MNC Jerôme Nury :
- MNC of January 16, 2019 :
- MNC of December 28, 2018 :
- Costs / benefits of 80 km / h :
- Braking distances :
- MNC of May 29, 2018 :
- MNC of April 7, 2004 :
- MNC special file :
The elected against the 80 km / h
- 80 km / h: 50 deputies attack the government before the Council of State
- Denis Masseglia, the only independent LREM deputy on the issue of 80 km / h !
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