Road safety – Valls suspends retro-reflective equipment –

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Valls suspends retro-reflective equipment

Road safety - Valls suspends retro-reflective equipment -

The Minister of the Interior Manuel Valls has just announced at the end of the National Road Safety Council (CNSR, see box below) this morning in Paris his decision to postpone the obligation to wear retro-reflective equipment as well than that concerning the compulsory alcohol test on all vehicles …

The Minister of the Interior Manuel Valls has just announced at the end of the National Road Safety Council (CNSR, see box below) this morning in Paris his decision to postpone the obligation to wear retro-reflective equipment as well than that concerning the compulsory alcohol test on all vehicles (read).

The CNSR sends ” Vallser ” fluorescent armbands and breathalyzers

This retro-reflective equipment was to become mandatory for drivers of motorcycles and scooters over 125 cm3 as of January 1, 2013, under penalty of a fixed fine of 68 euros and a withdrawal of two points (read).

THE CNSR in brief

Left aside since 2008, the National Road Safety Council (CNSR) is a government body made up of 50 people, whose role is to prepare and assess the public authorities’ policy on road safety (read in particular).

Described as a "Parliament of road safety", the CNSR is notably in charge of making proposals to the government to fight against road violence and of carrying out checks in order to evaluate the actions put in place each year.. 

Claiming loud and clear his desire for "consultation", the new Minister of the Interior has therefore decided to suspend this obligation until the CNSR has given sufficient thought to the issue by discussing with user associations. "Consultation is underway on the wearing of retro-reflective equipment but I have requested the suspension of the characteristics concerning the armband", explained Manuel Valls..

The deputy (PS) of Bas-Rhin Armand Jung, new president of the CNSR (above left), and the interministerial delegate for road safety, Frederic Pechenard (above right), will therefore have to present a new report to the Minister by the beginning of 2013 on the obligation of retro-reflective equipment for bikers and breathalyzer for all, which should both be purely and simply abandoned.

200 more radars in 2013

Same approach with regard to the signaling of fixed radars: "I asked the CNSR to look into this question in order to identify concrete avenues", assured Manuel Valls. "We are currently in the middle of the ford with about half of the fixed radars indicated by a sign and the other half by an educational radar", underlined Frederic Pechenard, indicating that it was now necessary "to decide between one or the other. other".

Priority will now be given to modernizing the fleet of fixed radars rather than extending it: installation of "discriminating" radars capable of distinguishing light vehicles from heavy goods vehicles and tracking of section radars to control average speed. 200 new "classic" radars are nevertheless planned for 2013, without forgetting the new generation of on-board mobile radars planned for January or February 2013…

Soon the bus tracks ?

The Minister of the Interior also announced that he would "examine the circulation of motorized two-wheelers on public roads, and in particular in bus lanes, in consultation naturally with the mayor of Paris".

On all these subjects, "we will make proposals as quickly as possible to reconcile our fellow citizens with road safety, so that they understand that it is not there only to repress", finally summarized the president of the CNSR, Armand Jung, who will hold a new session in February 2013 to present a summary of the work of its committees and make recommendations to the Minister.

Eric MICHEL

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