Segolene Royal said Sunday that it will support the Valencia mayor’s approach to reduce speed on motorways in urban areas to 90 km / h. Last Sunday, the Minister of Ecology Segolene Royal expressed support for the proposal of the Mayor of Valencia, the speed limit on highways in urban areas to 90 km / h.
A speed down on expressways
The first magistrate of Valencia Nicolas Drageon actually petitioned this item to Ségolène Royal, 17 July 2015. Indeed, the International A7 motorway through this small town in the Drôme and regularly knows excess speeds with often tragic consequences, especially in the period of major departures.
On the other hand, the mayor argues that high-speed road traffic are the basis of the increase in atmospheric pollution which has led more than fifty deaths in the city. He says that about fifteen French cities, located near major highways, experiencing a similar situation. To justify the urgency of taking concrete steps it took to reference a report of a Senate investigative committee dated July 2015, which amounted to just over 100 billion euros annually, the cost the inaction of the authorities.
It is in an AFP press release that the minister’s office has indicated its favorable opinion on the request of the mayor of Valencia. It was also stated that the Minister had no objection to this measure will be extended to other cities. They therefore sufficient to express the wish.
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