Dijon: twenty cyclists and scooter drivers fined in one hour in the city center

More and more French people make the choice to move as much as possible by bike. Whether it is by ecological will, to do sport or simply because they don't own a car, these people go from one point to the other in two wheels. But the road is not always safe when you travel by bike. Despite equipment consisting of a helmet and, sometimes, reflective strips to be sure to be seen, cyclists are sometimes vulnerable to cars, buses or motorcycles. A n…

90 euros in fines for driving too fast between pedestrians or for having kept your musical headphones on. Police targeted cyclists and scooter drivers in downtown Dijon. An operation that will be repeated because accidents are multiplying.

Around twenty scooter riders and cyclists were fined on Wednesday, May 14, most of them for wearing headphones or earphones, during a coordinated check by the national police and the municipal police in the city center of Dijon.