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40 million motorists unveils its 80 km / h evaluation committee

Radars - 40 million motorists unveils its 80 km-h evaluation committee -

In an attempt to verify the government’s assertions on the real or supposed effectiveness of this measure, rejected by three quarters of the French, the association 40 million motorists presented this morning in Paris its "independent evaluation committee of 80 km / h "responsible for objectively evaluating the relevance of the drop in speed… Presentation.

While the government swears hand over heart that on all roads in France two lanes without a central splitter will "save 300 to 400 lives per year" and that it is not – but then no, really not at all -, from a new form of tax, the association 40 million motorists presents its "independent evaluation committee" which held its first meeting this morning in the sumptuous premises of the Maison des travaux publics, two not from the Champs-Elysees.

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Composed of various personalities representing motorists, motorcyclists, cyclists, victims of researchers and experts, this committee will meet regularly to "assess, in the light of objective data, the relevance of the reduction in the limit to 80 km / h in terms of improving road accidents and fatalities and with regard to the consequences of the measure in terms of mobility and economic, social and environmental costs for the populations and territories concerned ", explains the association.

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The committee therefore intends to "request access to road accident data from the Ministry of the Interior", on which depends the Directorate of Road Safety which publishes these same figures every month..

"Without a priori"

"The committee begins its work without a priori and in return, it expects from the administration full cooperation in the communication of the data used and perfect transparency as to the methods used and the results obtained", recalls the chairman of the committee, Jean-Luc Michaud.

Asked by the Journal moto du Net on the, in particular as regards the accidents, the president specifies to us that one of the stakes of these evaluations will be precisely to allow "a better analysis of the raw data".

Members of the 80 km / h evaluation committee

  • Jean-Luc Michaud, president (senior official)
  • Pierre Chasseray, secretary (general delegate of 40 million motorists)
  • Bernard Darniche, spokesperson (former racing driver)
  • , spokesperson (national coordinator of the FFMC)
  • Denis Astagneau (former journalist)
  • Ingrid Attal (lawyer)
  • (president of the association My bike is a life)
  • Francis Carrion (president of the Alcohol, speed and nonsense association)
  • Jean-Baptiste Iosca (lawyer)
  • Marc Jeansou (President of the National Union of Automobile Clubs)
  • Michel Le Guern (president of the Melodie association, the keys to life)
  • Remy Prud’homme (economist, professor and consultant, former Deputy Director for Environment of the OECD)
  • (communications officer at the FFMC

Depending on the information obtained from the Ministry of the Interior, the committee set up by 40 million motorists will publish a first assessment of 80 km / h during the month of October which will focus on "accident and road fatalities in July, August and September 2018, ie after a quarter of implementation of the lowering of the speed limit on French secondary roads ".

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