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The Court had been seized by associations of motorists, certain unions of VTC and even individuals. The VTCs were the most virulent and considered that this went against their activity. The passage to 30 km/h is in fact an inversion of norms. Instead of being the exception, 30 km/h becomes the speed limit in general and 50 km/h becomes the exception. This exception remains in force on certain so-called “wide roads”.
One of the arguments to challenge this decision was to say that with a limit of 30 km/h traffic pollution would increase. The Court finds that nothing allows “to establish that the contested measure has a negative impact on air pollution or on the emission of polluting gases”.
A benefit on accidents and fatalities
As for the benefits of a general lowering of the limit in town, the Court took into account that at 30 km/h, the distance to a stop is half the distance, compared to 50 km/h. Thus, the energy of a possible impact is necessarily reduced and the risk of a serious or fatal accident for a pedestrian is therefore also reduced.
In short, judging that “the police authorities did not commit an error of assessment in deciding to lower the maximum speed of motor traffic to 30 km/h, taking into account the margin of appreciation available to these authorities and the expected benefits of this measure, in particular on the reduction of serious and fatal accidents for pedestrians”, the Court validated this reduction to 30 km/h throughout Paris, including the roads in the Bois de Boulogne and Vincennes.
Our opinion, by leblogauto.com
It was hard to believe that the Tribunal could follow the plaintiffs’ requests as the physics and kinetics speak for themselves. For the effects on traffic and pollution, this will have to be assessed in real life.
Anyway, this decision will comfort the cities that want to pass (or have already passed) to 30 km / h. Paris, Lyon, Toulouse, Nantes, Strasbourg, Montepellier, Bordeaux, Lille, Rennes, etc. hundreds of major cities have switched to 30 km/h. The list is available here.
Judgment: no.2119145
to summarize
The Administrative Court of Paris has validated the decree instituting the passage of the whole city to 30 km/h. The Paris City Hall and the Prefecture emerged victorious, the court having ruled that the benefit on road accidents, in particular towards pedestrians, would be real and that there was no evidence that pollution would be on the rise.
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