Mantes-la-Jolie, in Yvelines, to introduce deposit checks for future brides and grooms. Excesses during weddings remain very common: urban rodeos, firecrackers, processions that exceed speed limits and drive on the left.
Mayor: “It's like speed cameras on the highway: they are not made for those who drive at 130 kilometers per hour. We have between 250 and 300 marriages per year and we have to dissolve around fifteen of them for excesses.” The opposition leader was quick to describe this decision as “racist” and Cognet responds: ‘It is thinking that is racist. When we talk about excesses during a marriage, we are not talking about people but behaviors.’ The mayor says that this measure does not seek to penalize the future bride and groom but that it was taken out of respect for people who respect the rules. The municipality hopes to reduce excesses and significant delays.