The number of people killed on the roads of mainland France in February fell by 20% compared to February 2020, with 175 deaths, or 45 less than a year earlier, Road Safety announced on Monday March 15.
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This drop in mortality is largely explained by the curfew introduced to fight the coronavirus epidemic, as well as the use of telework, underlines the National Interministerial Observatory for Road Safety (ONISR) in a press release. .
The organization therefore estimates that the decrease in mortality is due "
for two thirds to the introduction of the curfew and for one third to the reduction of journeys during the day
".
Last month, 96 motorists and 23 pedestrians in particular were killed on the roads.
The other indicators are also down, with a decline in bodily accidents (3,158, or 888 fewer accidents) and the number of injuries (3,856 people, or 1,140 fewer).
Overseas, mortality also fell in February compared to the same month the previous year, with 9 deaths, or 10 fewer, and 263 people injured.
Road mortality in France in 2020 experienced its lowest level since the post-war period, with a total of 2,550 victims, largely attributed to the reduction in traffic caused by the health crisis.