The government reviews its anti-speed sanctions
Stuck in its automatic speed camera project which is increasing the number of misfires, the government is today issuing a decree amending the penalties for speeding. Lightening on one side and heavier on the other…
Promised last May by the Premier donkey of Poitou himself (read), decree n ° 2004-1330 of December 6, 2004 published in the Official Journal today is a clever diversionary maneuver to try to hide the failures of the chain "automated sanction control", the links of which do not yet proliferate as quickly as expected and which do not make it possible to verbalize 100% of the "observed" "offenses", contrary to what had been announced with much media propaganda (read and our).
In an attempt to limit the number of disputes (paying!), The fine for speeding less than 20 km / h outside urban areas (maximum speed greater than 50 km / h) therefore drops from 90 to 45 euros in the event of payment immediate or within three days (reduced flat-rate fine) and from 135 to 68 euros in the event of payment within 30 days (flat-rate fine). In the event of late payment, the increased fixed fine remains stable at 180 euros, as Jean-Pierre Gaillard would say directly from the Palais Brognard…
Backlash, speeding over 50 km / h will be more severely punished: withdrawal of 6 points instead of 4, which means the invalidation of the license for young drivers during their probationary period. In addition, offenders "will no longer be able to benefit from the arrangement of the driving license (white license) for professional reasons" and will be liable to a penalty of "confiscation of their vehicle by court decision" with auction for the benefit of the State (read). According to our information, the public quartering in Place de Grève has not yet been retained..
The reduction in the amount of fines applies as of today for speeding violations of less than 20 km / h already committed but not yet resolved, while the increase in penalties will concern excess of more than 50 km / h observed from December 9.
The objective of this measure is "to introduce more proportionality, rigor and equity into the applicable sanctions", because "a more pronounced progressivity of the sanctions is also the means of making the greatest number of people share the merits of the measures. engaged for two and a half years ", boast the government among other nonsense of the same barrel:" this decision is part of the rapid development of automatic radars (300 radars installed to date) and zero tolerance practiced for a year with regard to exceeding speed limits ".
A particularly funny statement at the very moment when Jean Panhaleux, Deputy Director of Road Safety, explains "that between 25 and 30% of the reports sent to motorists for speeding violations observed by automatic radars are not paid", because of foreign drivers who cannot be prosecuted (525,000 cases according to Le Figaro), the absence of a front plate for motorcycles (around 100,000 cases) and finally the lack of clarity of certain pictures taken by automatic radars. .. At 80,000 euros the camera, autofocus should be optional…
| Speeding rates as of December 7, 2004 | |||||
| Speeding | Reduced fine | Fine | Increased fine | Points | License suspension |
| Less than 20 km / h outside urban areas. | 45 € | € 68 | € 180 | 1 | – |
| Less than 20 km / h in built-up areas. (speed limited to 50 km / h or less) | 90 € | € 135 | € 375 | 1 | – |
| Between 20 and 29 km / h | 90 € | € 135 | € 375 | 2 | – |
| Between 30 and 39 km / h | 90 € | € 135 | € 375 | 3 | 3 years |
| Between 40 and 49 km / h | 90 € | € 135 | € 375 | 4 | 3 years |
| More than 50 km / h |
1500 € maximum |
6 | 3 years (without white license) |
Eric MICHEL
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