In Bron, near Lyon, the population and the police can no longer bear rodeos on motorbikes

It has become a daily game. Young people from Bron in the metropolis of Lyon (Rhône), come together for rodeos on two wheels. They taunt the police and greet them with throwing stones, mortar fire and insults when a patrol points the end of its flashing light …

Over 300 signatures in 48 hours for the residents’ petition

Exasperated, a collective of inhabitants came together to launch a petition on Friday, May 15, 2020. Within a few hours, a first hundred signatures were collected. Sunday, May 17 in the evening, the 300 mark was exceeded. This Monday evening, the collective that opened a page Facebook is delighted to see signatures and testimonies pouring in.

Small anthology of edifying comments

❌ »2 weeks ago, during confinement, I was queuing on the sidewalk in front of the Vivier bakery around 4:00 pm (avenue C. Rousset) with my 2 children. Me and the other passers-by were speechless when we saw passing at high speed A FIFTY (!!!!!) motocross type vehicles traveling at high speed, without helmet, on the sidewalks, against the direction of the road, passing from the road to the trosticks, some drivers not even having the legal age to drive these machines. – Danger also in rue Jean Jaurès (crossing at Restos du Coeur). “
❌“Fed up with rodeos fed up with firecrackers”

❌ “We live in Les Genets and the situation is the same. Letters from the Association of Tenants to the Town Hall and to Alliade have no effect. It is time to tackle the problem. Thank you “
❌ “There are the rodeos yes but also the firecrackers and especially the mortars at Teraillon”
❌ “Hoping it will act”

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❌ “In our little street xxxx, they spend the whole day, skidding and damaging the roadway which is already in poor condition […] ! Sorry »
❌ “I can’t take it anymore !!! “
❌ “I love my city but my city disappoints me. The laissez-faire policy to please some people is getting worse from year to year. “

❌ A week ago, I had my six-month-old baby in my arms, crossing in the nails when a group of very fast-moving motorcycles arrived … They almost knocked me over …

A soccer match during confinement

According to the initiator of the petition, who wishes to preserve his identity for security reasons, “several districts of Bron are affected by these incivilities. There are problems at Terraillon, Parilly, 8 May 45 and Albert Camus … During the confinement, the young people organized a football match without anyone intervening … “

The citizen denounces the inaction of the Prefecture and local elected officials.

We called, wrote to the town hall, the Prefecture, the Police … But nothing, nothing is happening. The population is literally taken hostage. And we wonder why?

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Should we wait for a dead man?

For Régis, a member of the collective, the situation started to get worse in July 2019 and since then, after a short break, things have gotten worse. “And with the start of confinement, it became just anything. It’s every night. It all started in Terraillon and Parilly but now the phenomenon is gaining ground at Camus or the Fort de Bron. In addition to motorcycles, now there are also cars that honk…

On Saturday, I called the police twice. they arrived around 9:15 p.m. and they got rock … We wonder why they don’t mount a big device. Does there have to be a dead person when they take the sidewalks or roll in the opposite direction? I know nannies who are afraid to cross Place Jean Moulin…

Alliance union calls for English measures

The police themselves complain about the treatment they receive when they intervene in Bron. Last week, a patrol was hit by mortars. This weekend, after several calls from residents, officials were the target of stone throwing.

# Rodeos savages: a #justice blind… injured colleagues…
Should we legislate as in England?@Place_Beauvau @prefpolice @justice_gouv pic.twitter.com/u5jY1dVzlT

– ALLIANCE PN (@alliancepolice) May 18, 2020

The Alliance Police Syndicate, rather marked on the right posted a video on Twitter to demand strong decisions, referring to the English who would have authorized the police to rush on the drivers on a motorcycle…

A subject at the heart of municipal elections

In Bron, the subject of rodeos and nocturnal noise has become a campaign subject for the municipal authorities. Jérémy Bréaud (LR) who is leading a right hand assembly list has tossed Jean-Michel Longueval, the outgoing socialist.

Five points separate the two top lists. This means that the match is open for the second round, which could take place on June 28 with security and rodeos at the heart of the debate.

In addition to the petition, the collective is planning a next gathering which would go from the town hall to the police station.

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