The government is considering removing the withdrawal of a point on the driving license in the event of “minor speeding”, i.e. less than 5 km/h over the limit. Currently, what is planned for what the Ministry of the Interior calls these “small speeding tickets”?
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Outside built-up areas, for speeding less than 20 km/h, the fine provided for is of 68 euros, accompanied by a withdrawal of one point on the driving licence. In urban areas, the fine is more expensive. She is 135 euros fine, with there also one point less on the driver’s license.
Today, these points can be automatically reclaimed after six months of violation-free driving. They can also be recovered by participating in a two-day awareness course. The internship allows you to recover at best four points on your license and can be carried out once a year. It costs between 150 and 250 euros.
The Ministry of the Interior therefore wants to skip the withdrawals of points for overruns of less than 5 km / h. According to the ministry, these “small speeding tickets” represent an little more than half of thirteen million fines each year, with seven million relating to speeding between 1 and 5 km/h.
However, when talking about speeding less than 5 km/h, you have to keep in mind that it is the selected speed that counts. In reality, the actual speed is higher. There is this called the technical margin which corresponds to a tolerance threshold applied to the recorded speed when passing in front of a speed camera.
The rule for a fixed speed camera is to remove 5km/h up to 100km/h. Above, we remove 5% at the observed speed. For example: on a road limited to 80 km/h, we consider that there is no excess if we drive up to 85 km/h. On a road limited to 110 km/h, the tolerance goes up to 115 km/h. And it will go up to 136.5 km / h for highways. The tolerance is even a little higher for mobile radars.
Let us remember two things: the faster you go, the longer it takes to stop, and the more violent the shocks. According tohe studies relayed by Road Safety, in rdriving 10km/h above the speed limit on the motorway, it takes thirteen meters more to stop and uA shock at 130 km/h is twice as violent as a shock at 110 km/h, although there is only a 20 km/h difference.