8.4% increase in the number of road deaths in February – The Point

The number of deaths on French roads rose 8.4% in February, with 259 people killed, 20 more than in February 2015, announced Friday Road Safety.

“the month of February 2016 was overshadowed by particularly dramatic road accidents, like those of Montflovin and Rochefort where eight teenagers (in total) were killed in buses,” said the National interministerial Observatory road safety (ONISR).

But in the “first two months of the year, the number of people killed is still down 1.6% from the corresponding two months of the previous year “said ONISR in a statement.

in January, the number of deaths on French roads decreased by 10.7% compared to January 2015.

decline was a brief lull, after two consecutive years of increase in road deaths recorded in 2014 and 2015, an unprecedented situation for 35 years.

“These figures are unfortunately anything but a surprise, given the lack of interest politicians who are confined to incantations for relatives of victims and disclaim responsibility, “lamented the president of the League against road violence, Chantal Perrichon.

” + we are told this is due to poor driver behavior + is obvious! But behaviors are directly dependent actions: when deterrence is credible, behavior change, “she was carried away, pointing in particular an under-utilization of 3rd generation radars and the absence of ban radar detectors.

“We can not accept that. It is time to seize Matignon folder, otherwise we will wait 2017 by counting the number of dead and listening to tearful speech Ministry (of the Interior), “said she said.

“the weather in February was almost perfect. It’s sad but it mechanically leads to higher. In January and February, it is still in decline “, has tempered the general delegate of 40 million motorists Pierre Chasseray,” confident that the numbers will improve “during the year.

” But it must change software, it has reached the end of the system of radarothérapie + +. In February, I’ve heard that radar and in the end, there are more deaths. We must not forget the other causes of death: one is shy in terms of drink-driving and more than timid, not to speak of inaction on drugs involved in a fatal accident in four “souligne- he said.

the other indicators for February are also on the rise. the injury accidents increased 6.5%, with 3,899 cases in February 3660 against February 2015, 239 accidents additional.

the number of injuries on the roads increased by 4.3%, with 4,817 people last month against 4,618 in February 2015, 199 people injured more.

as for people hospitalized, sales increased 3.7%, with 1,653 people who had to be treated more than 24 hours in a hospital after a road accident in February 2016, against 1,594 in February 2015, 59 people hospitalized more.

“in these times of unstable weather, caution and vigilance are needed for all road users,” recalled road Safety.

03/11/2016 5:10:03 p.m. – Paris, March 11, 2016 (AFP) – AFP © 2016