Toulouse. The incredible journey of a tourist from Marseille, on the ring road with a strange machine

His GPS led him to the ring road at Toulouse. Problem, this user was traveling with an unauthorized vehicle!

It is indeed an unusual intervention carried out by the gendarmes of Haute-Garonne this Monday, June 24, 2024. The soldiers of the Motorized Platoon (PMO) of Toulouse carried out a check on the driver of a electric scooter traveling on the outer ring road, at the level of Borderouge.

Coming from Marseille by train

Arrived in the Pink City by the trainthe driver was heading towards Avenue desUnis aboard his scooter before finding himself on the ring road, only listening to the indications of his navigation system.

According to our information, this tourist had recently arrived from Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône).

At 25 km/h maximum on an axis limited to 90

A very risky journey, especially since, as a reminder, the traffic speed of this type of vehicle is limited to 25 km/h, while other users can travel up to 90 km/h on the Toulouse ring road.

“Despite warnings from a patrol officer present on site, the user persisted in his route,” inform the police. Arrested, the driver “was quickly removed from traffic and then fined”.

The planned sanctions

Via a Facebook post published this Wednesday, June 26, the gendarmerie reminds of the traffic rules imposed on scooter drivers, and in particular the ban on their driving on expressways and motorways.

In the event of an infraction, the driver of an electric scooter is exposed to a fine of 135 euros pour :

• non-compliance with traffic rules or transportation of a passenger;
• walking on a sidewalk or driving an unrestrained motorized personal transportation device (EDPM);
• driving an EDPM with headphones.

Better to opt for another mode of transport to cross the Pink City.

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