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towards a return to 90 km / h on the secondary roads?

Will the departmental roads of Côte d’Or return to a limit of 90 km / h? In any case, this is the wish of the Departmental Council, chaired by François Sauvadet. For the past year, one in five departmental roads has already passed 90 km / h, and François Sauvadet does not stop there: he would like the next to be the D970, which links Pouilly to Bligny-sur-Ouche.

Fewer road deaths in 2020 in Côte d’Or

In 2020, there were fewer deaths in Côte d’Or on departmental roads. The Côte d’Or Road Safety Observatory records 12 deaths: it is two times less than in 2019 (23) and 6 times less than 20 years ago (74). So faced with this decrease, the Department Council submitted requests to the prefecture, to return to 90 km / h on certain departmental roads

An aberration for road safety associations.The figures released today are not convincing. 2020 was a truncated year, with several successive lockdowns and curfews. So the number of people on these roads has necessarily dropped“explains Catherine Pepoz, president of the League against road violence in Côte d’Or.

And above all for her, to focus the argument on reductions in mortality only on departmental roads risk of misleading motorists.Giving only the figures on departmental roads can distort the understanding of the statistics for road users“she finishes.

“Empower motorists”

For François Sauvadet, 10 km / h more or less, absolutely nothing.In trend, we continue to have fewer road fatalities, whether at 80 or 90 km / h“He asserts. Lowering the speed limits would not solve anything in the long term, according to him.

The president of the department explains the drop in road fatalities thanks to road infrastructure works, but above all through prevention.We’ve done a lot of work on that, and we’re still going on. It remains to be seen how things will evolve this year and in 2022.“.

The main concerns, according to him, are the risky behavior adopted by motorists.Many fatal crashes are caused by drunk driving, driving while using drugs, or looking at your phone!“he concludes.

Mixed opinions among users

As for motorists, we are rather mixed. Marjorie works in Dijon but does not live there. For her, raising the limit to 90 km / h is a total aberration.Of course I like to drive a little faster than 80 km / h, but frankly, the limitations call for caution, and we now know that a limitation to 80 km / h can save lives. So why go back to 90 km / h?“she protests.

On the contrary Leo, a young motorist finds that returning to 90 km / h is a good news.Most roads do not necessarily need to be limited to 80 km / h. Then anyway, the majority of people continue to drive at 90 km / h, even when it is limited to 80. So you might as well make it legal.“he laughs.

Same story for Sandra.That’s a good thing, because I admit that driving at 80 km / h I’m bored. After that, people have to take their responsibilities: whether we are driving at 80, 90, or 100 km / h, if we are reasonable, it will be fine! And honestly, whether the road is limited to 80 or 90 km / h, if a motorist wants to go at 130, he will.“she concludes.

Concerning the possible passage at 90 km / h of the D970 between Bligny sur Ouche and Pouilly, there is no date yet, but the department will make the proposal in the coming weeks.

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