This Wednesday morning, the gendarmes were at the Union tollbooth, leaving the A68 to carry out speed and alcohol control checks. Reportage.
Parade of cars in the rest area located after the Union toll, leaving the A68 towards Toulouse, this Wednesday. Posted there since early morning, the gendarmes stop a few cars at random and those flashed upstream of the toll. A common road check, but each time, motorists leave points, their license, even their automobile.
“On average, each year we carry out 5,833 speed control operations with interception,” explains Christophe Lasgleyzes, commander of the departmental road safety squadron of Haute-Garonne. Recently, we are seeing more excessive speeding. ”
This Wednesday morning, in thirty minutes, two motorists were flashed at 160 km / h. The driver of this dark Golf is one of them: “I just lost 2 points and I have a 90 € fine. This road, I take it every day. I passed a truck on the descent, I didn’t pay attention… Right now, we tend to want to go fast. Life ends at 6 p.m. “He continues, however:” The gendarmes are doing their job. I am a traffic accident. It’s the first time I’ve been arrested. I tell my son to be careful when he drives… ”
Next door, Vanessa’s car was stopped at random: “I come from Gaillac and I am going to Toulouse with my intern. I imagine that the gendarmes are looking for something, but these checks are painful… ”
Immediately after her, a small yellow car was also stopped. On board, the young driver presents the papers. The insurance is not in order … If it does not rectify the situation on the spot, the gendarmes can immobilize the vehicle.
A little earlier, it was Mohammed’s papers that the police checked. “I come from Albi, I stopped at this rest area to give a toy to my son installed in the back,” explains the father. After a few minutes, he is authorized to leave. “These checks reassure me,” says Mohammed. People go too fast on the road, we don’t always feel safe. There are crazy people everywhere! “
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