Anne Hidalgo pushes through and confirms the périphérique speed limit at 50 km/h
This page is translated from the original post "Anne Hidalgo passe en force et confirme le périphérique à 50 km/h" in French.
- 09/09/2024 9:30
Hardly had the Olympic flame been extinguished, Anne Hidalgo seems unwilling to leave the media spotlight and mounts her favorite anti-car hobby horse.
Anne Hidalgo is a formidable politician, no one can deny that. In the absence of a government, the Mayor of Paris has made numerous unilateral decisions without going through public consultation or even requesting opinions! No minister to bother her and a population high on sports opium, the opportunity was just too good. The preservation of the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower, the pedestrianization of Place de la Concorde or the Trocadéro, tripling parking fees for vehicles weighing more than 1600 kg, and transforming the PARIS 2024 lanes into carpooling lanes… All, of course, with plenty of loud communication.
The latest decision, and not the least, the speed limit on the périphérique will be lowered from 70 to 50 km/h on October 1. A lane designated for carpooling and public transport and a reduction of 20 km/h will make it enjoyable to travel from door to door.
The Parisian mayor relies on a series of reports that highlight a reduction in pollution and noise when a car drives at 50 km/h instead of 70. An obvious conclusion that doesn’t require the tens of thousands of euros paid to well-meaning experts to answer leading questions. Do you remember the referendum on SUVs in Paris? She also claims that the average speed is already below 50 km/h… naturally, when the loop is regularly congested, it is hard to break speed records! Demagoguery at its best.
But it is forgotten that over a million vehicles travel every day on the périphérique, making it one of the busiest routes in Europe. What will be the repercussions on traffic in Île-de-France? No idea. So can the Mayor of Paris, without consulting other cities in Île-de-France, impose such a decision? Apparently not, because such a decision falls under the jurisdiction of the Prefecture of Paris. The State and the Prefecture have already opposed this ambition to lower the speed limit. So who has the final say? The most reasonable or the loudest?
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