Excessive speed, prohibited direction, red light blown: multiple scooter offenses fined by the police in Montpellier

Between 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., a dozen offenses were punished in downtown Montpellier. Illustration Midi Libre – JEAN-MICHEL MART

The national police carried out a control operation on Thursday June 27 in the city center of Montpellier. In two and a half hours, a dozen offenses were sanctioned.

Multiple violations of the Highway Code committed by electric scooter riders were noted and fined in downtown Montpellier, Thursday June 27.

During this operation carried out between 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., the national police penalized two of them for excessive speed, three for driving in the wrong direction, two for crossing the line continues, three for running red lights. Cases of passenger transport have also been noted.

Recent fatal accidents

This intervention by law enforcement takes place in a context where numerous serious accidents involving scooters have occurred in Montpellier. Recently, two deaths and a victim between life and death were recorded during the same week. The police remind in this regard that wearing a helmet, if not ;is not obligatory, is strongly recommended.

He hits a woman carrying a baby

The recklessness of certain drivers was again illustrated a few days ago at the corner of Route de Lavérune and Rue des Manguiers. A witness reports that a scooter, on which a young man and a young woman were riding, overtook a line of cars stopped at a pedestrian crossing, and hit a woman who was crossing carrying a baby in her arms. Fortunately, the shock caused no casualties.