The shock was sharp throughout the country. After a car accident Sunday morning in Villeneuve-d'Ascq (North), which resulted in the death of four people including three police officers, the entire political class paid tribute to these peacekeepers. Until Emmanuel Macron, who delivered this Thursday a eulogy in Roubaix. The head of state solemnly mocked "irresponsible behavior that kills", even going so far as to evoke his "astonishment in the face of injustice and absurdity". Earlier in the day, the President of the National Assembly was led to propose means and tools to best prevent these tragedies.
According to the elected representative of Yvelines, the State must apply a firm and intransigent policy against drunk drivers. "We must ask ourselves the question" in France of zero alcohol driving, said Yaël Braun-Pivet on Sud Radio. And to further support her reasoning, she takes the example of Japan. Having lived a few years in this country with her husband and children, she insists that "zero alcohol seemed to be something very clear to everyone and it was extremely well respected, because the penalties in front were of a very important severity." "Zero alcohol, zero drugs when you drive and if you consume, you walk home or you don't go in," she said.
While the proposal has not been mentioned at the top of the State, or even by the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin, Yaël Braun-Pivet, who wants to be heard in the majority lately, does not hesitate to insist. In Japan, "it was not 0.1 grams, 0.2 grams, but zero. You have a drink, you don't drive." "I think when you're behind the wheel of a car and you're either drunk or under the influence of drugs, you're dangerous because the car becomes a weapon," she said. On Wednesday, the tenant of the Place Beauvau had indicated to the Senate "work" on new provisions with the two chambers "to prevent these drivers from continuing to kill". "Too many murderers kill on the roads under the influence of drugs and alcohol."