“A Street Code?
" " What does it mean ?
Is it a com thing?
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In the streets of the capital, almost everyone recognizes the tensions between the different users of public space, but no one has yet found the recipe for bringing peace to asphalt, bitumen and cobblestones.
With the promise of a “street code”, the mayor of Paris admits the existence of this blind spot in road safety concerning users of soft mobility.
Paule, exasperated by bicycles and scooters, has her own idea: “We impose fines!
“, she says, while with a brisk step she joins her place of work.
"Those who are on the sidewalk, go through a red light or take the one-way street".
Sabine, she, "given her great age", she replies laughing, has seen others in Paris.
“I have always paid attention to my bones and my skin!
she throws.
We are not in the land of care bears”.
For Sabine, the real problem is “the number of people who cross the nose on the mobile… They wouldn't see a Russian tank at 50 m, if they get run over, it's their fault!
» From there to establishing a street code… « That we already enforce the Highway Code, the street code, that's very much a matter of language!
“, she despairs.
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Arthur was a cyclist in Paris and he knows how difficult it is to get around the capital: “Cyclists become nonsense.
They don't respect the Highway Code and it's a shame because the reputation of cyclists is very damaged”.
One of the problems that this new “street code” will have to solve is also deliveries.
There is less and less space denounce the delivery people and they are often occupied by users who have nothing to do there.
"To get this place, I left home at 5 a.m.," says Karl before "troubleshooting a compressor" in a store.
“I know I'm going to have a plum.
There is stress, you have to stay zen!
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A blocked one-way street forces trucks to back up, making the situation dangerous.
As we head towards the Les Halles district, a scene sums up the situation experienced by the delivery people.
A one-way street is blocked.
Two trucks are immobilized.
One tries to back up, hampered by a vehicle which must in turn back up and encroach on the sidewalk.
A “smart” takes the opportunity to force the passage quickly and… Dangerously.
While a pedestrian almost gets run over when the truck is reversing.
Watch our video report at the top of the article.
