Perched on his bike, Nathaël joins his school.
Despite his helmet and his respect for the Highway Code, he says he is afraid on cycle paths.
“There are more people in the morning.
You have to be more careful, ”says the 22-year-old young man.
The fear of being knocked down does not prevent him from crossing the capital by bike.
In Paris, the Boulevard de Sébastopol cycle path is the busiest in Europe.
She is also very dangerous.
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Cars are the biggest worry for cyclists.
Cécile says she recently fell.
"For a refusal of priority, I swerved my bike to avoid the accident", remembers the fifty-year-old.
“People do not respect the Highway Code.
They burn out the lights and the priorities, ”says Guilhem, who essentially fears for the safety of his daughter, installed in the bicycle seat.
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Pedestrians are also involved.
Non-compliance with signs, taking the wrong paths, staring at the smartphone, their inattention forces cyclists to be extra vigilant.
"I recently had an accident, where I ran into someone who was crossing without looking," recounts Strasbourg's Chloé, convinced that the danger is less in her hometown.
“Recently, I ran into a pedestrian”
The faults are often shared between pedestrians and cyclists.
“We are dangers.
We always want to go faster,” admits Christophe, aware of his incivility.
Not a minute this Tuesday morning without a bicycle going through a red light or slipping between vehicles.
Jeanne, she denounces certain practices: “Some cyclists have headphones, which prevents them from understanding dangerous situations.
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“Several times, I have to pound to avoid an accident.
I have seen dramas where cyclists went red, confirms Louis, a thirty-year-old.
I'd rather wait at the fire and be alive.
Paris lives at a brisk pace.
A feeling felt in traffic.
The majority of users, in a hurry and impatient, quickly become aggressive.
“There is a nice mix of dangers.
There is hatred between the different users,” Olivier points out, angrily.
“All users are speeds.
Just now, I was yelled at when I was crossing, ”says Safia, who has already experienced clashes.
“This morning, I signaled that I was shooting and a woman in the car assigned me with the finger of honor, says Nathalie, engineer at the CNRS.
Fortunately, the police are present to call to order.
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