He committed an offense to avoid catching the Covid-19 … This is, in essence, what explained this motorist of a respectable age (88 years) flashed by the gendarmerie at 191 km / h on a department of Bas-Rhin – limited to 110 km / h – aboard a car that we imagine powerful, given the speed observed.
To the police officers who arrested him, the heavy-duty grandpa said he was in a hurry for his appointment at the vaccination center. We'll never know if this was true: the vehicle was immobilized and the driving freak's license suspended (at this point, the very concept of high speeding – 50 km / h over the limit – was pulverized. ). And if there really was a meeting, it would have been definitely missed.
The anecdote is ready to smile (yeah, that's funny). It is also indicative of a relaxation in road behavior since the start of the health crisis. Do the drivers feel that they have otherwise made enough effort to allow themselves driving freedoms? Do they say to themselves that they are not risking anything since there are fewer people on the road? Did they assume law enforcement was too busy checking certificates during lockdowns to deal with traffic offenses? We do not know. Still, the number of speeding offenses has jumped over the past year: 40% more during the first 55 days of the first confinement, compared to the same period in 2019 – and this despite a 75% drop traffic; and 50% additional excessive speeding during the second confinement.
In the event of a third confinement, the government is studying the possibility of withdrawing preventive permits from all French people. No, we're kidding. But be careful.
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