In January, 229 people died on the roads of mainland France, 12% less than in the same month of 2022 (260 dead), Friday Road Safety reported. A good sign for the beginning of 2023, when mortality had increased by more than 10% last year, in a context of a return to normal post-covid traffic.
Sharp decline in pedestrian mortality
According to estimates provided by the National Interministerial Road Safety Observatory (ONISR), in January 2023, among those 229 people who died, there were 132 motorists, 31 motorcyclists, 33 pedestrians, and 14 cyclists.
“We note in particular a sharp drop in the number of pedestrian fatalities (-40%) and a slight drop in the number of motorist fatalities (-6%), while the number of motorized two-wheeler fatalities increases.” , says Road safety .
ONISR also has 974 seriously injured, 2% less than in January 2022.
“Every Day, Silent Tragedies”
Florence Guillaume, inter-ministerial delegate for road safety, mentions in this press release the car accident caused on February 10 in Seine-et-Marne by comedian Pierre Palmade under the influence of cocaine. The actor and three occupants of the other vehicle were injured, including a pregnant woman who lost her baby, a man, and her six-year-old son.
“The news of the last few days has come to remind us of the terrible pain that a traffic accident always is. The Villiers-en-Bière drama finds an echo in the media. Every day, silent tragedies strike families in the roads. The French roads, “Florence Guillaume slipped.
Source: BFM TV
