“for the moment we distribute flyers, in a month it will be fines”
Sequence sun, motorcycles and radars this Monday morning for the mayor of Lyon.
Grégory Doucet had convinced the Lyon press to mark the first stage in the passage of 84% of Lyon’s roads to 30 km/h. The ecologist understands to participate in a speed control, alongside a dozen agents who make up the brigade.
In front of the HQ of the mobile traffic unit (UMC), the motorcycles of the municipal police officers had been polished and installed in front of the building with smoked windows located between Perrache and Confluence. The City which recently bought equipment for motorcyclists: airbags to protect in the event of a fall or new outfits. All that was missing were the sunglasses.
Direction Quai Perrache, by bike for elected officials, between the new sidewalk of Hotel 71 and the highway, parked cars and the remains of used condoms. Binoculars in the nose, Grégory Doucet and his Security Assistant Mohamed Chihi are ready to take the speeds of the users. Not many of them were caught, motorists immediately warned by Waze of the presence of the police. Some drivers also explained that they were not aware of the passage at 30 km / h of this street.
The few cars stopped, and a delivery man on a scooter on a sidewalk forcing Mohamed Chihi to move aside, received a flyer from the hands of the police. A double page titled “to accelerate the well-being of all“, to remind people of good road practices and penalties for speeding. In a month, the first plums were to be erected at a speed of 30 km/h on this axis along the M7.”For the moment we distribute flyers, in a month it will be fines” summarizes an agent.
“Checks had already been carried out this morning“explains Grégory Doucet, for whom”it is very important to take the time to explain the measure through a month of education. The first feedback is positive, especially when we explain that we are doing this for the most vulnerable, to reduce accidents“.
To have this measure settled, the Security Assistant Mohamed Chihi is therefore counting on the municipal police equipped with portable radars. Other speed cameras could soon be installed in Lyon, which currently has three. A meeting was also scheduled for Monday afternoon to discuss the issue. It remains to be seen whether they will be sufficient for an application to the letter.
J.D.
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