This is the case for motorists since 2008, now the bikers will have a yellow reflective vest on hand, either on them or in their vehicle storage (net, safe …). As the 4 wheelers, they will wear when they come down from their vehicle after an emergency stop, to improve their visibility. The measure concerns the users of mopeds, scooters and motorcycles.
Why bikers are reluctant?
Many bikers ignore the new regulations. They think the yellow vest must be worn at all times over the motorcycle jacket. It’s wrong. The regulation includes having to wear this vest permanently hand and wear it only when the rider got off the vehicle during a breakdown or an accident and as a pedestrian is in danger (of a road on an emergency lane …). In case of non-compliance with these new rules, violators will face a fine of 11 Euros if no jacket on board and 135 Euros if they do not carry the following stop emergency.
Some also fear that the measure is a first step and that in time the port is mandatory as soon as they climb aboard their bikes. There is nothing to have such fear. Even in countries where such a measure has been around longer than us, only possession is mandatory at all times, and the port in case of danger.
Finally, for many riders, especially those sports, the problem of lack of space: no “glove box”, no top box … little or no room under the seat … Roll ultra purposes safety vests slip into the glove or pocket!
The circulation of 2-wheels between two rows of cars is partially approved
A decree published in late December 2015 in the Official Journal allows the experimentation of “interfile”. A practice used on the Paris but illegal device. . Since February 2016, in the Ile-de-France, Gironde and the Rhone, the bikers will ride between lanes of cars legally … but with conditions: on certain routes, under certain conditions and at moderate speed.
This inter-files circulation for vehicles with two or three motorized wheels and a maximum width of one meter will be authorized for a period of four years, extendable to a maximum of one year.
Drivers of motorized two-wheelers account for 18% of road deaths
In 2014, the road was wounded and 22,000 killed 790 people among users of motorized two-wheelers. This is 18% of road fatalities, but it is a figure down.
The peak recorded accident rate is between 25 and 49 years, but the risk of fatal accidents are important to 70 years. The risk of being killed in the city is more important for the users of light motorcycles (54%). Nearly half of motorcyclists without reflective clothes killed (47%) are in the summer.