80 km / h: Edouard Philippe still under pressure from senators

The Senate continues to put pressure on the Prime Minister to obtain the suspension of the drop in speed to 80 km / h scheduled for July 1, by means of a letter addressed to Edouard Philippe and the establishment of a group dedicated work. Explanations.

After having on the real justifications for 80 km / h on the roads, the senators continue their work as representatives of the people by asking the Prime Minister to suspend this measure, which is mostly criticized in France.. 

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In one, which follows the one sent in January by the deputy, senators Michel Raison (Haute-Saône, Les Republicains), Jean-Luc Fichet (Finistère, Socialist and Republican) and Michèle Vullien (Rhône, Centrist Union) remind the first Minister that "in terms of road safety, the effect of a measure is all the more significant when it is understood and accepted by the population".

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"This is why we want the government to suspend the implementation of the limit to 80 km / h of the maximum authorized speed on certain roads pending the conclusions of the working group, which will help to inform the public debate" , enjoin the elected officials.

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The senators, unconvinced by the, also set up a working group to shed light on this from July 1, 2018.

Evaluation without a priori

As announced on MNC, the chairman of the law commission Philippe Bas (Manche, Les Republicains) and that of the regional planning and sustainable development commission Herve Maurey (Eure, Centrist Union) officially installed yesterday, Thursday 8 February, the road safety working group common to the two committees.

This group made up of the three signatories of the letter will have to "evaluate, without a priori, the usefulness and the effectiveness for the fight against road insecurity of certain measures announced by the government at the end of the interministerial road safety committee of January 9, 2018, including the reduction from 90 km / h to 80 km / h of the maximum authorized speed on certain roads ".

The members of the working group recall that they are equally concerned by the reduction of road deaths and insecurity, but "regret the government’s method and the lack of consultation surrounding its decisions". This is why, in addition to the hearings it organizes to hear from institutions, experts, associations and other actors in the field, this working group has decided to open a participatory space on the Senate website, the conclusions of which will be issued. end of April 2018.

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