Gendarme bullying

[anotherbanana]

Was wandering the streets of Montreuil just before the weekend, training the dog Approached a road to cross with a crossing, marked and clear about 15 metres away. Road very slow, flat, cobbled and moderately busy with vehicles and tourists. Normal vehicle speed is a  crawl or less.

A couple approach the crossing and the woman starts crossing; a gendarme SUV hoots them and half crosses;, no sign of flashing lights. The man crosses and tells off the gendarme vehicle which pulls and the two gendarme give them a right mouthful. Unfortunately the woman was a lawyer, so she said.

Even my grandson was shocked at their behaviour.

Such arrogance.a

[Harnser]

Perhaps the pedestrian/lawyer couple weren't aware of this:-

"Pedestrians account for a significant proportion of road deaths. While you may be considered a priority on a number of roads, in different situations you do not have all the rights. Stay vigilant and do not take any reckless risks, particularly by crossing the road at random without ensuring that there is no danger to you or another road user"

From https://www.securite-routiere.gouv.fr/reglementation-liee-aux-modes-de-deplacements/pietons-et-mobilite-urbaine/reglementation-des

Maybe the subject couple were not seen to exercise sufficient caution in the opinion of the gendarme - ie actually looking both ways before they crossed?  As many of us have seen ,many pedestrians  just walk out in front of moving traffic without any observation, expecting the law to protect them.

 

 

[ssomon]

15 hours ago, Harnser said:

Perhaps the pedestrian/lawyer couple weren't aware of this:-

"Pedestrians account for a significant proportion of road deaths. While you may be considered a priority on a number of roads, in different situations you do not have all the rights. Stay vigilant and do not take any reckless risks, particularly by crossing the road at random without ensuring that there is no danger to you or another road user"

From https://www.securite-routiere.gouv.fr/reglementation-liee-aux-modes-de-deplacements/pietons-et-mobilite-urbaine/reglementation-des

Maybe the subject couple were not seen to exercise sufficient caution in the opinion of the gendarme - ie actually looking both ways before they crossed?  As many of us have seen ,many pedestrians  just walk out in front of moving traffic without any observation, expecting the law to protect them.

 

 

Especially when under the spell of their mobile toy.