“With this measure, the mayor of Paris once again attacks the motorist. There are enough! As soon as the municipal decree is published, it will be attacked in court, ”
warns François Vallin, president of Rouler libre, an association that was created in 2016 to fight against the policies of Anne Hidalgo.
Like him, many people are now windy against the speed limit of 30 km / h which - apart from a few axes such as the Champs-Élysées or Avenue Foch - will be generalized in the capital at the end of August.
On the front line, motorists, whom the socialist mayor, by a fully assumed policy, wants to drive out of her streets.
For these users, the cup is full.
One measure is barely digested when another falls on them: there has been the closure of the lanes on the banks, the announcement of the halving of surface parking spaces, the creation of cycle paths as well as the widening. sidewalks that drastically reduce car space.
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And now, this turn of the screw on speed.
“Hidalgo says it is mainly to reduce the severity of accidents.
What nerve!
What is she doing against scooters that ride on sidewalks and knock over pedestrians?
Against bikes that burn red lights and cause collisions?
, asks Bertrand, Parisian sales director annoyed by this permanent self-bashing.
Hard blow for the craftsmen
The generalized 30 km / h will also deal a hard blow to Parisian craftsmen.
"If there is a water leak at his upstairs neighbor, Hidalgo will take an umbrella because we won't be able to move fast enough!" That's nonsense! ”,
Launches Thierry Véron, president of the Federation of associations of traders and craftsmen of Paris (Facap). For Benjamin Attia, plumber and heating engineer in the 20th arrondissement, this announcement will complicate the daily life of his teams. "
Even if the average speed in Paris is 15 km / h, there are still times when we drive at 50 km / h!"
, he argues. And if 60% of the capital is limited to 30 km / h, that still leaves 40% where you can travel faster ...
“It's not really interesting to work in Paris anymore.
It will become more and more hell, ”
continues the same craftsman.
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David Belliard, the Green transport assistant, assures on the contrary that this measure will make it possible to fluidify traffic and reduce noise pollution.
For taxis, it's a cold shower.
"When we drive at less than 30 km / h, according to the texts, we apply the hourly rate and not the kilometer rate, and this will result in a financial loss of 40% for each race",
warns Jean Barreira , responsible for New Paris Taxis.
He will ask the ministers concerned to change the tariff regulations in force.
President of the Confederation of French Traders, Francis Palombi is worried about the repercussions of this policy on the economic activity of the city. Because discouraging motorists from coming is depriving yourself of a large clientele. For this person in charge, Anne Hidalgo does not kill only the car:
"It also kills the trade."