The Ministry of Transport announced, Monday October 21, the launch of a mission against violence on the roads, a few days after the death of a cyclist in Paris, killed by a motorist who is suspected of having deliberately run over him.
Entitled “Against violence, protecting all road users”, this four-month mission will be entrusted to “a qualified personality as close as possible to the challenges of mobility development”said the ministry in a press release, following a meeting with cyclist associations. “This mission will have a vocation, beyond the assessments and [des] accident factors, [à] highlight the feeling of insecurity of cyclists and other road users and [à] characterize violent behavior on the road »specifies the ministry.
The mission will notably have to make proposals regarding road education, the continuous improvement of facilities, and the detection, reporting and judicial response to violent behavior on the road.
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“Guarantee better use of our roads”
“My objective is clear: not to oppose modes of transport, but to think about a harmonious sharing of urban space and thus guarantee better use of our roads for all users, whether they are by car, by bike or on foot. foot “underlined the Minister Delegate in charge of Transport, François Durovray.
“Society as a whole must open its eyes to this violence and it must be considered”reacted at the end of the meeting Alexis Frémeaux, co-president of the French Federation of Bicycle Users (FUB), on RTL. “We do not accept violence in the street, we do not accept violence on public transport, and we accept it on the roads”regretted Mr. Frémeaux.
It is necessary that “Cyclists, motorists and pedestrians are finally able to live in a community that perceives itself as being the same. There are more and more cyclists, it’s a reality. All motorists must accept it”he stressed.
Paul Varry, 27, died on the public highway on Tuesday, crushed by a motorist with whom he had just had a dispute, on boulevard Malesherbes, in the 8e district of Paris. The driver was indicted for murder and imprisoned.
Thousands of cyclists gathered across France on Saturday to demand a stop to “motorized violence” and demand measures to pacify cohabitation in the streets between cyclists, motorists and pedestrians.
