Mask over his eyes, Marc staggers between the studs, until he puts the key in the door. “With these glasses, it’s as if you had 1.4 g/L of alcohol in your blood“explains Gildas, the traffic safety representative of Vienna. “You quickly lose your balance with alcohol on a motorcycle, it’s very dangerous“says Stéphane, a motorcyclist for thirty years, and two accidents on the clock.
Workshops to raise awareness and inform
He is one of the fifty registered at this road safety course organized by the Moto Club Baillargeois 86 association in Saint-Georges-lès-Baillargeaux, near Poitiers, in partnership with the Vienne prefecture and the gendarmerie. “We’ve been trying to organize it for two years“says Patrick Brault, the president of the association, delighted with this first edition.
– Sarah D’Hers
The goal: make motorcyclists aware of the dangers of two wheels on the road, when they pull the bike out of the garage. This is the case of Véronique who never rides in winter. “I revise my driving, I relearn the basics” emphasizes this enthusiast while practicing ABS braking.
– Sarah D’Hers
70% of participants would not have their motorcycle license today -Patrick Brault, president of MCB86.
In all, about ten stands are therefore offered Saturday, May 21 all day: educational walk centered on accident-prone areas, awareness of alcohol consumption, highway code, airbag demonstration, blind spots, handling, ABS test, first aid, equipment…”70% of participants would not have their motorcycle license today” smiles Patrick Brault, the president of MCB86, “Me niether” admits this fan of two wheels after having himself answered the ten questions of the highway code.