Lhe 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 supporting it, “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.
“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.
“What this video shows is shocking and dangerous behavior,” responded Sunday the deputy mayor of Paris in charge of mobility, David Belliard.
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