Question 16083 — road safety

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Mr. Thierry Tesson draws the attention of the Minister of the Interior to the increase in refusals to comply and to the ever-increasing risks that they pose to the police as well as to all road users. On June 7, 2026, in Auby, in the constituency of the MP, a driver who had consumed alcohol during a birthday meal refused to submit to an inspection by the police. the order and fled. The pursuit led to a collision during which three police officers were injured. This event is added to a long series of refusals to comply which have led to injuries among police officers and gendarmes in recent months, with certain incidents even almost turning into real tragedies. Several public security officials also point out that a refusal to comply occurs every twenty minutes in France and that the police are regularly exposed to behavior comparable to deliberate endangering of their lives. These facts demonstrate that a simple traffic stop can now degenerate into a high-risk chase, endangering not only police officers but also motorists, passengers and pedestrians. They also illustrate the feeling of impunity which seems to motivate certain delinquents ready to use their vehicle as a weapon to escape control. Faced with this worrying situation, he asks how far the State is prepared to go to fight effectively against the most serious traffic offenses and more particularly against refusals to comply. He particularly wishes to know whether the Government is considering strengthening criminal sanctions. applicable to the perpetrators of these acts, an increase in penalties when law enforcement officers are injured, as well as the implementation of new measures intended to better protect the police officers and gendarmes engaged daily in the field. He finally asks what concrete measures the Government intends to take to prevent the recurrence of such events before a refusal to comply leads to death. a law enforcement officer or a road user.

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