‘They deliver too little’
Anyone who has ever been to France in recent years may know that average speed checks are not only reserved for the Netherlands or Belgium. French media write that the speed checks will gradually disappear. They would be too expensive to maintain, although a motorists’ organization questions that.
French media write that the French road safety organization Sécurité Routière has decided to gradually stop speed checks in the country. In the oldest section controls – which appeared in 2012 – the equipment needs maintenance or even replacement. An expensive joke. The French authorities have launched a tender for new speed cameras to replace average speed checks. Motorists’ organization 40 Millions d’Automobilistes disagrees with Sécurité Routière’s motivation.
The interest group believes that the decision is not based on the high maintenance and replacement costs of the section check equipment, but on profitability. 40 Millions d’Automobilistes writes that an average speed check ‘results in’ less than 5,000 fines per year, compared to 14,000 for a regular speed camera. According to 40 Millions d’Automobilistes, the proof has been provided: “[…] Speed ​​controls are not there to guarantee the safety of the road user, but to let motorists draw their wallets.”
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