License withdrawals are now imposed on certain drivers who use smartphones while driving. A severity of the prosecution which is justified both by the dangerousness of the offense and by the generalization of it. “A real addiction”, they say in the spheres of road safety.
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By Benoît JulyPublished on 10/17/2024 at 5:47 p.m.
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PNearly a thousand drivers (942) had their driving licenses withdrawn for using GSM while driving, during the last double day of checks carried out on this subject, on October 8 and 9 in Belgium. That is, a quarter of the drivers (3,847) who were the subject of a report drawn up on this occasion; this tendency towards severity can be explained, according to the federal police, “by the fact that a growing number of prosecutors recommend the immediate withdrawal of the driving license in the event of using a GSM while driving”.
Is such an offense so serious? It is sufficiently serious to be qualified as third degree, i.e. an offense which directly endangers the safety of people and which is, as such, punishable by a fine of 174 euros in the event of immediate collection by the police, a fine of 235 euros which may be proposed by the public prosecutor’s office, or a fine of 240 to 4,000 euros pronounced by the police court.
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