Vehicle confiscation !

The French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin chaired the 3rd Interministerial Road Safety Committee yesterday in Matignon. Riding a historic drop in the number of killed over 12 months, the government intensifies the repression…

"Respecting the highway code is respecting the code of life". It is on this first-class raffarinade that Jean-Pierre Raffarin opened the presentation of the 3rd Interministerial Road Safety Committee yesterday in Matignon. Flanked by his ministers of transport, justice and health, El Gringo du Poitou specified that "it is the code of living together that we want to protect", before driving the point home by recalling that "the danger audience n ° 1 is speed ". The tone was set…

Boosted by a "historic" drop in the number of road deaths over the past 12 months (1,405 fewer deaths between July 2002 and June 2003, ie a decrease of 18.1% compared to the previous year), the government then extended the list of repressive measures, foremost among which was the "final confiscation of the vehicle in the event of dangerous behavior". In short: the vehicle is seized by the Domains and sold at auction !

Attack on private property, isn’t it all the same a little abused, Mr. interministerial delegate? "Not at all, confiscation already existed in the texts, replies Remy Heitz: the new law simply extends it to the offense of very high speed and concerns only those who do not take into account the warnings given by the justice system. ‘now on the position of the Department of Estates, which did not apply the confiscation measures ordered by justice. A joint circular will be sent to them as well as to the Public Prosecutor’s Office so that the proper execution of the measures is ensured. must not leave irresponsible people in possession of such weapons ".

The aim is to "change the behavior of already convicted drivers" and "to punish more severely multi-offenders". Thus, the period of recidivism for 5th class fines is increased from one to three years. "Those responsible for speeding more than 50 km / h are particularly affected by this measure," says Heitz. Confiscation may be pronounced in particular in the event of homicide or unintentional injuries, endangering the life of others, hit-and-run and repeat driving without a license or excessive speeding..

For Christiane Cellier, president of the Anne Cellier Foundation, these measures are completely appropriate. "In an impact, the damage caused by deceleration is considerable," she explains. Certainly, but the speed is not necessarily the cause of the accident? "Speed ​​is great, but not on the road. It’s respect for others that counts. If I was rich, I would build circuits everywhere. And then you know I like bikers, besides, they always give me signs of thanks with their feet! ".

On the digital radar side, Gilles de Robien plans "several dozen from All Saints’ Day, in order to reach 700 fixed and 300 mobile within two and a half years". A slight delay in ignition therefore, since the government announced a hundred before the end of the year (read). "The automated sanction control is undoubtedly the most complex measure to implement, both in its legal and technical aspects," admits the government. "But you must know that on digital radars and speed, we will not give up!", Specifies Remy Heitz for all intents and purposes … Finally, the marketing of radar detectors and tuning kits for cyclos is becoming a crime punishable by 2 years imprisonment and a fine of € 30,000.

Eric MICHEL

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