Thirty-nine died in 2010. Thirteen, or three times less, this year 2019. The Charente roads have become increasingly safe over the decade. Explanations. Thirteen killed on Charente roads in 2019. This is the lowest total ever recorded for our department. Twelve less than in 2009 and 26 less than in 2010. Since the beginning of the decade, the trend has […]
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The inhabitants of Falgoux (Cantal) now have one of their access axes cut off. In question, a landslide which makes the road completely impassable. The consequences of the drought do not only take place in the Cantal fields but also cause unrest on the main roads. Proof of this is in the town of Falgoux, where a whole section of […]
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An amendment voted by the Senate opens the door for a return to 90 km/h speed limit on certain roads. A first step towards a return to the 90 km/h speed limit on certain roads? The Senate has just passed an amendment allowing local officials to set the maximum speed limit on secondary roads. This amendment gives competence to the […]
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Interior Minister Christophe Castaner gave an update on the degraded radars since the beginning of the movement. Road Safety deplores a “dramatic phenomenon”. Burned, tagged, sheeted , repainted, covered with a yellow vest, or downright demolished. These are images that have probably not escaped you on the roads since mid-November 2018, starting point of the movement of yellow vests : […]
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Freezing fogs near Melun in the Seine et Maine reduce visibility. Caution on the roads. This Wednesday 26th December, temperatures fell in Seine-et-Marne. In Melun, it should not be more than 3 ° C today. Mists, sometimes frosty, have appeared. [EN DIRECT] 09:13 #Melun – brouillard givrant visibilité 350m. #Météo77 #SeineetMarne. Risque d’impact sur #A6 #N104. Toute la […]
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In Côte-d’Or, a driver was verbalized by the gendarmes because he was driving too slowly on a departmental road limited to 80 km/h. He was fined 22 euros. “Frankly, it’s unfair! An inhabitant of the Loire has been caught travelling at 60 km/h on a main road limited to 80, between Dijon and Chalon-sur-Saone (Côte-d’Or). 20 km/h below the maximum permitted […]
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Three days after the collapse of a viaduct in Genoa, Italy, the provisional record shows 39 dead, including children, and four young French. The searching continues. The rescuers continued for a third night their search in the rubble of the highway bridge that collapsed in Genoa , northern Italy, while people are still missing. Italy is still shocked […]
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According to a report to the government in July, the overall state of the road network is very disturbing. More seriously, 7% of the 12,000 bridges are threatening to collapse. After the catastrophe of Genoa , this figure is cold in the back. In France, out of the 12,000 bridges in the country , 840 (or 7%) are threatening […]
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A new assessment of the collapse of a viaduct in Genoa, northwestern Italy reports about thirty deaths according to the government, which fears “an immense tragedy”. A long stretch of a viaduct of the A10 highway collapsed Tuesday in Genoa , northern Italy, reports about thirty dead and several seriously injured , while the Minister of Transport said to dread “an immense […]
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The Council of State rejected on Wednesday 25th July the appeal of 57 deputies who wanted to cancel the passage of the speed limit from 90 to 80 km/h. On Wednesday 25th July, the Council of State issued its decision on the urgent procedure filed by 57 deputies against the decree reducing the maximum speed limit allowed on two-way […]
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