France Lowers Speed Limits To Curb Greenhouse Gases, Motorists Respond By Destroying Traffic Cameras

We reported in early December that the ongoing Gilets Jaunes [yellow vests] protests in France were sparked by private motorists, angered by government regulations that they felt landed most heavily on the middle class. One of those regulations was a decrease in the speed limit on two-lane highways from 90 kilometers per hour (56 mph) to 80 kph (50 mph). Those highways represent about 40 percent of France’s roads.

Now, the French government has acknowledged that a majority of the automated cameras used to enforce speed limits in that country have been made inoperable, either vandalized or destroyed by protesters.
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CANADIANCOMMENTS - 1/17/2019 10:21:11 AM

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Seems fair. Speed limits on 2 lane country roads in Canada are 80kph. Most go faster. With rolling hills and blind corners on these roads I would stick to the limit.

vdiv - 1/17/2019 10:30:45 AM

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Got to admire the French, you don't fuck with them, they actually fight for their rights, don't expect corrupt politicians to serve them on a platter.