US EditionNew French law makes speeding punishable by jail time
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Sarkozy, Benzema, manaudou... These Personalities Who Could Have Been in Jail for a Lot of Speeding.
The legislation is hardening against high speeding, in order to combat road mortality. What dissuades speed bits from pressing on the accelerator? Not so sure, in view of the particular appetite of French athletes and politicians for speed on bitumen. " Marianne" proposes you to look in the retro!
Since Monday 29 December, speeding more than 50km/h is considered offences in France. This has a direct effect on the penalties incurred. Now, in addition to a fine otherwise saltier, the author risks simply up to three months in prison. ...
In France, driving more than 50 km/h above the authorized speed is now an offence. Enlisted in the law since July, the measure entered into force officially on Monday, 29 November. It exposes offenders up to three months' imprisonment and 3,750 euros fine, with registration in the criminal record. A new step in the repressive arsenal of road safety, however, is not unanimous.
Speeding drivers will also have their vehicles confiscated and their driving licenses revoked for three years.
▶️ Every day, LCI answers your questions. The channel's experts shed light on a particular theme. This Monday, December 29, they delivered their analyses of speeding of more than 50 km/h. (Social issues).
214 km/h on the A20, 163 km/h on a departmental road... The risky behaviors in the Lot have not taken a vacation. The gendarmes warn, while the great speeding become since Monday...
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