According to the RATP, a “disciplinary procedure” will be initiated against the incriminated driver.
The RATP announced Monday that it had fired a bus driver who had apparently boasted of intimidating a cyclist in Paris by following him very closely, with video evidence, “unacceptable behavior” according to the authority.
In the context of the emotion caused by the death of a young cyclist in the capital in mid-October during a dispute with a motorist, since indicted for murder and imprisoned, the transporter was arrested this weekend end by Internet users regarding a video posted on the TikTok network.
In this one, taken from the driving position of a bus in the Gare du Nord district, according to Le Parisien which revealed the sanction, the alleged perpetrator speaks of “fighting against cyclists”, while the vehicle follows a person on a bicycle at a very short distance in a bus corridor. The bus's horn goes off several times.
“Shocking and dangerous behavior”
“The internal investigation carried out immediately following the report made it possible to identify the driver” and “the latter was removed from driving as a precautionary measure and disciplinary proceedings will be initiated against (him)”, indicated the RATP to the AFP.
The management stressed that it demanded “exemplary behavior from all of its agents” and said “firmly condemns the behavior of the machinist, which is contrary to the principles and values of a company of public service.
“What this video shows is shocking and dangerous behavior,” responded Sunday the deputy mayor of Paris in charge of mobility, David Belliard.
“The fight against road violence requires a particularly irreproachable attitude from road professionals, and in particular machinists,” he added on his X account: “we need an exemplary sanction here and prevent this type of behavior in the future. “.
