While rallies in tribute to the young victim are organized throughout France on Saturday, François Durovray would like to remind people that “cyclists have their place on the road”.
Published on 19/10/2024 19:57
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The Minister for Transport François Durovray announces Saturday October 19 on X that he will bring together “Monday the cyclist associations to listen and act for their safety”after the death of Paul Varry, a 27-year-old cyclist, hit by a motorist on Tuesday evening in Paris. The associations which will be received are: the Federation of Bicycle Users (FUB), Paris en Selle, the French Cycle Federation, the Club of Cycling Cities & Territories and Vélo & Territoires, specified the Ministry of Transport.
Invited to this meeting, Olivier Schneider, co-president of the FUB, will ask the State to keep its commitments on the bicycle plan launched in 2018 by Elisabeth Borne, then Minister of Transport, who confirmed it in 2023 when she was Prime Minister. minister. “Today, we have 400 projects that are blocked, due to a lack of state funding which has stopped”observed Olivier Schneider sur franceinfo. “The 2025 finance bill (PLF) does not include funding to create cycle paths, so the first thing we will ask is that the State keeps its word and continues cycle policies”.
According to the co-president of the FUB, “more than half of French people would like to be able to travel peacefully by bike (…) but they are prevented from taking action because the conditions are not met”. Olivier Schneider also demands that complaints filed by cyclists, victims of violence on the road, “be heard”.
While rallies in tribute to the young victim are being organized throughout France this Saturday, François Durovray would like to point out that “Cyclists have their place on the road”. The Minister for Transport also expressed his “deep compassion and [son] support for the family and loved ones of Paul Varry” as well as “the cycling family to which he was committed”. “His disappearance is a real loss”laments François Durovray, who confides that he has “all confidence in the Justice of our country to shed light on this tragedy”.
