For the moment, we are not changing anything and we are doing as usual.
In Strasbourg, Rennes, Caen and in all the territories affected by the extension of the curfew since this weekend, public transport operators chanted the same message:
"We are maintaining the entire offer with the same amplitude and the same frequencies, ”
says Frédéric Baverez, executive director of Keolis France, which operates the subways and buses in Rennes in particular.
Only downside: some services for night owls, especially on weekends, will be canceled.
On paper, nothing could be easier.
But in practice, this house arrest from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., except for compelling reasons, turns out to be a real headache for transport operators.
In the nine agglomerations (Paris, Lyon, Marseille, etc.) where it has been in force for eight days, passenger habits have completely changed.
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For starters, the curfew created a new rush hour, with traffic increasing between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.
It's in Île-de-France,
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