Fasten your seat belts, because in 2025, road radars will take a technological turn that will surprise more than one person! Gone are the days when they just measured our speed on the sly.
From now on, these devices will be able to catch us red-handed for three new offenses, until now reserved for the expert eyes of the gendarmes and police officers.
The goal? Make our highways a safer place, or at least a little less unpredictable!
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Don't forget to fasten your seat belt
So, what are the new crimes that our dear radars will be able to uncover? We explain everything to you, without restraint. Next year, an update worthy of the best science fiction gadgets will transform these silent sentinels into relentless detectors of misconduct.
First, there will be the failure to respect safety distances, no more sticking the car in front as if it were a date. Then, the famous belt, often forgotten on fast journeys, will no longer escape the laser eye of radars. Finally, using the phone while driving, this inescapable traveling companion for some, may well earn you a hefty fine.
Sanctions incurred
Besides, let's talk about sanctions. If one of these radars catches you, prepare to heat up the credit card. For each infraction, 135 euros are lost and three points disappear from the license.
Suffice it to say that telephone conversations in autopilot mode risk costing you dearly, as can text messages written while stopping at a red light. Of course, there remains a sensitive question, in the event of an error, will we be able to challenge these radars? Yves Carra, spokesperson for Mobilité Club France, warned that concrete proof will be needed to avoid injustices.
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Imagine, a radar mistaking a pack of cigarettes for a phone, and you get an unfair fine. “The photo will have to be very precise,” he pleads. If there is an error, the possibility of contesting must be simple and accessible. Drivers will not be left defenseless against this technology.
This strengthening of security is welcomed by the associations, but with some reservations. For Pierre Lagache, vice-president of the League against road violence, this progress is encouraging, but it is not enough. “Penalty control is important, but for real change, we also need awareness campaigns. » In other words, monitoring is good, but making people understand is better.
