Be careful if you are going to France soon, you will need to be more vigilant. Recently, French media revealed that the French government’s 2025 budget provided for an increase in the number of radars installed on the roads in France.
On Wednesday, France Info revealed that an update of some 4,100 speed cameras could make it possible not only to spot speed offenses but not only that… The update would also make it possible to target new types of offenses…
Those that are already called “super-radars” would be able to detect, among other things, an irregular distance from the vehicle in front of you, the wearing of the seat belt and the use of a mobile phone while driving.
A novelty made possible by artificial intelligence, as explained by the public service media. Each offense exposes its perpetrator to a fine of 135 euros, as well as several lost points.
“Only financial interests”
As for French motorists, we already fear the worst. “If a motorist is overtaken by another and pulls in front of him without respecting the safety distance, it is the motorist who was overtaken who will be penalized, even though he is the victim! », reacts the organization “40 million motorists”, the first national representative of motorists in France. “These new radars have no real road safety issues, they only enable greater financial interests. »
As you have understood, this novelty risks being the source of new tensions. As a reminder, in 2023, 3,167 people died on French roads, a figure that has been almost stable for three years.
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