Monday, between 16 h 30 and 17 h 30, the police in safety vest arrested all cyclists passing place André Leroy, Angers. No offense but to a point on safety.
Within an hour, more than 150 cyclists were asked to stop, place André Leroy, Angers, according to police. “Today it’s nice. It penalizes individual.”
The mission of business is prevention. Distribution yellow reflective vest, clamp-pants and other reflective objects: each user leaves with his gifts. After a quick check of their bikes and there is a reminder of the rules: “A cyclist loses no points on his license but it risks the same penalties when a driver violates traffic laws.”
Wearing the reflective jacket, it is not mandatory that campaign. “But highly recommended for all users the night or day”, insists Arnaud Desjardins, police commissioner and deputy departmental director.
If 2014 was marked by no deaths of cyclists in Angers, the fact remains that they were involved in 58 accidents.