The Bagnols-sur-Cèze gendarmerie company is raising awareness among motorists about the dangers of bad driving

La gendarmerie exhorte les automobilistes à la prudence. Midi Libre – MiKAEL ANISSET

The Gard department, whose constituency is in the Bagnols-sur-Cèze company, is one of the most accident-prone areas. Hence this message that the company's squadron leader is sending to young people in particular.

“When you go to tell a family that their son has died in a road accident, it leaves a mark. In these situations, the gendarmes are faced with the distress of their loved ones”, says squadron leader Christophe Perrin, commander of the Bagnols-sur-Cèze gendarmerie company, who is leaving for other missions in Besançon. Some useful reminders less than a week before the August 15th holiday rush.

A very accident-prone area

The Gard department, of which the Bagnols-sur-Cèze company district is part, is very accident-prone. Hence this message that the squadron leader addresses in particular to young people. “On the road, they do not necessarily think about the drama that they could cause through their addictive behavior at the wheel by driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics.”

“Narcotics” equal danger

Speed ​​is also a major cause of accidents. Driving under the influence of drugs is taking on an increasingly important role, as the company commander emphasizes. "If you consume narcotics, three days later you are still positive and still dangerous" he says. To these problems, the gendarmerie provides an operational response by setting up various control systems on major roads known to be accident-prone. "We must fight against road insecurity."

Good understanding

An effective fight against these phenomena also requires cooperation and good understanding between the gendarmerie and the national police as well as the municipal police. "Between these different bodies, relations are good. But we can always do better, we can always improve in the field of intelligence, in particular through a partnership of joint actions. That’s the goal. The main link that we can have in our two sectors is the narcotics in Bagnols-sur-Cèze" indicates the company commander.

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