Illustratioin. Speed checks by the Bas-Rhin gendarmerie. – G . VARELA / 20 MINUTES
They saw red. Thursday February 25, shortly before noon in Bischoffsheim (south west of Strasbourg), bikers from the
Bas-Rhin gendarmerie checked an 88-year-old motorist at 191 km / h on a departmental road. The RD500, however limited to 110 km / h. Reason given by the almost nonagenarian? A delay in his appointment for the coronavirus vaccine …
The gendarmes, who report this intervention on their page Facebook, explain not without humor that “for the safety of all”, it is essential to respect the speed limits, “even after more than 60 years of driving license! “. In the meantime, his driver’s license was immediately withheld and his vehicle immobilized.
