Just arrived and already hard at work. Myriam Garcia, new sub-prefect of Draguignan, in office since Monday, participated in her first traffic check in the company of the gendarmes of the Var road squadron.
“Since the first fatal accident I had to attend as part of my duties – a misdirection on the motorway – my vision has changed and I have a particular appetite for road safety”underlined Myriam Garcia during this check carried out at Le Muy on the road to Sainte-Maxime, in the direction of the A8 motorway, Friday August 4, 2023. “Attending this check also allows me to meet the security forces, something important in any appointment.”
Just arrived and already hard at work. Myriam Garcia, new sub-prefect of Draguignan, in office since Monday, participated in her first traffic check in the company of the gendarmes of the Var road squadron.
“Since the first fatal accident I had to attend as part of my duties – a misdirection on the motorway – my vision has changed and I have a particular appetite for road safety”underlined Myriam Garcia during this check carried out at Le Muy on the road to Sainte-Maxime, in the direction of the A8 motorway, Friday August 4, 2023. “Attending this check also allows me to meet the security forces, something important in any appointment.”
A very busy axis
This axis, connecting the Gulf of Saint-Tropez to the A8 motorway is very busy. Photo Florian Escoffier.
She barely had time to finish her sentence when the police radio crackled. A Renault van flashed at 122km/h instead of the 90km/h in effect on this portion. “Every time we post here, we have high speeds recorded”reports Captain Frédéric Wittwer, second in command of the gendarmerie’s departmental road safety squadron.
A dozen offenders in one hour
The controlled portion is a dual carriageway limited to 90km/h. Photo Florian Escoffier.
Cracklings punctuate the control started at 5 p.m. on this busy axis. In one hour, more than a dozen offenders were apprehended and fined. For most tourists, often foreigners. “Or owners of big cars”remarked Myriam Garcia. “And again, we only stop major speeding, i.e. 30km/h and more”says Captain Wittwer. “We do not punish to punish.”
At 6 p.m., a German SUV is stopped at almost 160 km / h. On board, a young woman who tested positive for narcotics. A friend came to pick up this driver, who faces criminal charges. Her license withdrawn, the driver must leave the car in the parking lot.
In less than an hour, the gendarmes intercepted more than a dozen offenders. Photo Florian Escoffier.
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