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Last January, a cyclist was overtaken and then hit by a truck in Charente-Maritime. The driver and his son violently hit the cyclist. The driver appeared Thursday, June 23.
Dozens of cyclists gathered at the court of Saintes (Charente Maritime)Thursday, June 23, to support one of their own. Five months ago, on a small country road, aA man has an altercation with a truck driver. L’man activate his camera. the truck knocks him down. The two passengers get off, shout at him and hit him several times. Even today, the man, who wishes to remain anonymous, is still traumatized.
The man has become a symbol of attacks on cyclists. Images that are rare. Against the defendant, the prosecution requested three years in prison, one of which is firm. The judgment was reserved. The associations are calling for tougher laws against violent behavior. According to them, between 2019 and 2021, the mortality of cyclists increased by 37%.
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