ROAD safety
authorities in France are calling for more fines to be issued to cyclists who
put themselves and other road users in danger.
It is believed that the widespread handing out of token fines would reduce the number of accidents involving push bikes, as well as limiting cyclist deaths, which are up 6% this year.
It comes after a recent survey by an insurance company that found that 44% of cyclists had a feeling of impunity – believing that police were not interested in pursuing them for minor breaches of the Code de la Route.
Cycling fines have already been tested out in Strasbourg, where more than 800 have been handed out since 2012. The city has reported a 37% fall in accidents since.
Many believe that cycling fines should be extended to all French cities and big towns. Nine breaches of the Code de la Route would initially be covered, including cycling up one-way streets, ignoring red lights and stop signs, using a mobile phone and refusing to give way to pedestrians on a crossing.
It is believed that the widespread handing out of token fines would reduce the number of accidents involving push bikes, as well as limiting cyclist deaths, which are up 6% this year.
It comes after a recent survey by an insurance company that found that 44% of cyclists had a feeling of impunity – believing that police were not interested in pursuing them for minor breaches of the Code de la Route.
Cycling fines have already been tested out in Strasbourg, where more than 800 have been handed out since 2012. The city has reported a 37% fall in accidents since.
Many believe that cycling fines should be extended to all French cities and big towns. Nine breaches of the Code de la Route would initially be covered, including cycling up one-way streets, ignoring red lights and stop signs, using a mobile phone and refusing to give way to pedestrians on a crossing.
And before the cycling lobby raise their hackles at this, the
French are pretty tough on motorists, too.
Read more at: http://www.connexionfrance.com/cycling-fines-france-highway-code-proposal-16426-view-article.html#sthash.dDZLES7y.dpuf.
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