Motorcyclists and motorists march through Paris against the speed limit of 80 km / h

A few thousand motorcycles and a handful of cars braved the rain on Saturday in Paris to demonstrate against the 80 km / h limitation on the roads, at the call of several associations for the defense of bikers and motorists. Balance sheet? Mixed…

Seeing the tank half full, we can rejoice that several thousand motorcyclists (4000 according to the organizers, 1300 according to the police) and some motorists (200 according to the organizers, 140 according to the police) bravely gathered despite the rain, Saturday February 3 in Paris, to try to voice their opposition to the drop in speed to 80 km / h on the roads. Especially since at the same time, similar actions were organized throughout the province.

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But on the half-empty tank side, this mobilization – particularly weak compared to the millions of drivers concerned – cannot make us forget that once again, the government continues to quietly advance its pawns without meeting any real resistance, despite the common mobilization of (FFMC), of, of (FBF), of (FFAC), of (UDELCIM) and of (Valve), without forgetting the recently formed between the actors of motorized two-wheelers… . 

A giant radar 2.50 m high takes pride of place on the esplanade of the Château de Vincennes while several thousand motorcyclists gather in a persistent rain, ready to storm the ring road and then the streets of the capital.

Jean-Marc Belotti, courageous coordinator of the, reminds the general media of the arguments against this measure, then the bikers set off in the direction of the Eiffel Tower, followed by a few motorists … and supervised by a dozen CRS vans !

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For lack of combatants, the objective considered for a time – – is no longer relevant. Only the ring road will be neutralized for a few minutes, the time for the militants to attempt an action quickly defused by the CRS: erect a tire barrier at the Porte de Châtillon….

A few hours after departure, when the procession gathers at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, the dummy radar sent to the Pont d’Iena is carefully coated with grease in order to complicate the task of the services responsible for removing it..

"It’s their radar, we leave them!", Concludes Jean-Marc Belotti, recalling that, while the demonstrators disperse under the hallucinated gaze of tourists.

Appointment – more? – on the next actions in order to "maintain the pressure until July 1" !

The demonstration of February 3, 2018 in photos

The arrival of the demonstration of February 3, 2018 in video

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