Road safety – The State powerless in the face of the increase in road deaths –

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State powerless in the face of rising road fatalities

Road safety - The state powerless in the face of the increase in road deaths -

The month of July 2015 was particularly deadly on French roads, with no less than 360 deaths recorded against 302 in July 2014. That is a dramatic increase of 19.2%, a large part of which concerns bikers and scooter riders.

The month of July 2015 was particularly deadly on French roads, with no less than 360 deaths recorded against 302 in July 2014. That is a dramatic increase of 19.2%, a large part of which concerns bikers and scooter riders.

While the statistics for users of motorized two-wheelers have been stable, or even slightly down since the start of the year, they have taken a huge leap forward this summer: 105 people lost their lives in July on two-wheelers. (all engine sizes combined, including cyclos), ie 57% more than in 2014. The explanation comes largely from the weather conditions, which were much milder this summer than last year …

"The months of July 2014 and 2015 were both atypical, and the opposite: July 2014 was the rainiest month in France for more than 50 years and had led to exceptionally low figures for road fatalities , while the month of July 2015 was exceptionally dry and hot, with episodes of heatwave and a deficit of 40% of rainfall according to Meteo France. The trips in motorized two-wheelers, very "weather-sensitive" were therefore probably more numerous last month than in July 2014 ", develops Road Safety.

These figures are added in the negative column of a not very encouraging overall balance sheet: over the first 7 months of the year, the increase in road fatalities for all categories of users was 3.8%. For the French government, this sudden increase is of course worrying, but we prefer to be reassured by pointing the finger at the 7% recorded in July in the rest of the European Union.. 

As at school, when the children try to justify their bad grades by listing the bad results of friends … Obviously, none of our leaders will risk recognizing this new demonstration of the total failure of the government’s road safety policy. , uniquely articulated around the so profitable all-repressive … 

Lack of political will regarding Road Safety

A reassuring signal despite everything: this policy is currently being criticized from all sides, following the publication last weekend of a damning report by the General Inspectorate of Administration (IGA) on the State’s policy on the subject of road safety. In this document is pointed out in particular a certain relaxation on the part of the State, a "lack of political will", but especially a prejudicial absence of collaboration between the various ministers attached to the questions of road safety..

Reacting immediately to these criticisms, Manuel Valls was annoyed by calling to "avoid sterile controversies. The fight against road insecurity and its causes is a priority for us", assures the Prime Minister, who will chair an interministerial committee of the Road Safety (IRB) at the "end of summer" to take stock of the 26 measures of Bernard Cazeneuve’s plan. 

On this occasion, it is likely that new more or less repressive measures will be mentioned concerning two-wheeled users, such as the wearing of compulsory protective equipment. Moreover, this IRB could also be the occasion for the government to announce a foreseeable "counterpart" in exchange for the end of the 100 hp..

Although the stopping of this iniquitous law and never verified in terms of accidentology – in the rest of the world, unbridled motorcycles do not have more accidents – in any case involves a counterpart since France is summoned by the EU to comply on this subject, it seems that the government wants to take the opportunity to put on the carpet a subject that is dear to it: technical control for two-wheelers.

Recently, the Ministry of the Interior made it known that it could be interesting that motorcycles returned to Full Power be checked to ensure their compliance. A disguised way of introducing technical control, even though the question of the "retrofit" (the possibility of unleashing a motorcycle of several years) has still not been clarified despite repeated requests from all professionals in the sector, very worried repercussions on the second-hand market …

An increase of 57% for 2-wheelers

While the statistics for users of motorized two-wheelers are stable, or even down slightly, they have made a huge leap forward this summer: 105 people lost their lives in July on a motorized two-wheeler (all cylinders combined, including including cyclists), or 57% more than in 2014. The explanation is largely due to the weather conditions, which were much milder this summer than last year..

"The months of July 2014 and 2015 were both atypical, and the opposite: July 2014 was the rainiest month in France for over 50 years and had led to exceptionally low figures for road fatalities , while the month of July 2015 was exceptionally dry and hot, with episodes of heatwave and a deficit of 40% of rainfall according to Meteo France. The trips in motorized two-wheelers, very "weather-sensitive" were therefore probably more numerous last month than in July 2014 ", develops Road Safety.

These figures are added in the negative column of a not very encouraging overall assessment: over the first seven months of the year, the increase in road fatalities for all categories of users combined stands at + 3.8%. For the French government, this sudden increase is of course worrying, but we prefer to be reassured by pointing out that of "7%" recorded in July in the rest of the European Union. 

Like at school, when children try to justify their bad grades by listing the poor results of their friends … Because, naturally, none of our leaders will risk recognizing this new demonstration of the failure of the security policy. government road, uniquely articulated around the so profitable all-repressive !

Lack of political will regarding Road Safety

A reassuring signal despite everything: this policy is currently being criticized from all sides, following the publication last weekend of a damning report by the General Inspectorate of Administration (IGA) on the State’s policy on the subject of road safety. In this document is pointed out in particular a certain "relaxation" on the part of the State, a "lack of political will", but especially a prejudicial absence of collaboration between the various ministers attached to the questions of road safety..

Reacting immediately to these criticisms, Manuel Valls was annoyed by calling for "to avoid sterile controversies. The fight against road insecurity and its causes is a priority for us", assures the Prime Minister who will chair an Interministerial Safety Committee road (IRB) – planned for the "end of the summer" – in order to take stock of the 26 measures of Bernard Cazeneuve’s plan. 

On this occasion, it is likely that further measures or less repressive measures are mentioned concerning two-wheeled users, such as the compulsory wearing of protective equipment. In addition, this IRB could also be an opportunity for the government to announce its foreseeable "counterpart" in exchange for the end of the restricting of motorcycles to 106 hp (read our).

And this, even though the abandonment of this iniquitous law and never verified in terms of accidentology – in the rest of the world, unbridled motorcycles do not have more accidents – in no way implies a counterpart! France is indeed summoned by the EU to comply on this subject, for a logical question of equality in the European Union. However, it is now certain that the government will want to take the opportunity to put on the carpet a subject that is dear to it: technical control for two-wheelers..

Recently, the Ministry of the Interior has made it known that it could be interesting that motorcycles put back in "Full Power" are controlled to ensure their conformity. A disguised way of introducing technical control, even though the question of "retrofitting" (the possibility of unleashing a motorcycle that is several years old) has still not been clarified! To the chagrin of all professionals in the sector, very worried about the repercussions of this essential data on the second-hand market…

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