THE QUESTION. After two positive progress reports, the third, which must be presented at the end of the week or in the coming days, should contain equally satisfactory data. Thus, 80 km / h in replacement of 90 km / h on the secondary network in France is bearing fruit. Decided just two years ago and defended tooth and nail by the Prime Minister, Édouard Philippe, faced with the outcry it had caused, this drop in speed reduces the number of road fatalities.
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Thus, from the first assessment and after six months of application, the measure was attributed a remarkable decline in mortality: 127 lives saved in mainland France. This miraculous decision with immediate effects had done even better after a year: 211 lives saved. The new figures expected and covering a longer period should be as good or even better if the months analyzed include the duration of confinement where traffic has been reduced to zero. But these data
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