Speeding ticket revenue up in France

Speeding tickets have brought US$398 million in revenue to the French government over the first six months of 2012. Antai, the national agency for automated processing of traffic violations expects US$830 - $860.5 million in revenue for the full year compared to $785.56 million in 2011. The number of speed cameras deployed throughout France is expected to reach 2,200 by late 2012. The expansion programme cost nearly $246 million in 2011 and it is believed that the budgetary policy will change after 2013. Ra
August 10, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
Speeding tickets have brought US$398 million in revenue to the French government over the first six months of 2012.

Antai, the national agency for automated processing of traffic violations expects US$830 - $860.5 million in revenue for the full year compared to $785.56 million in 2011.

The number of speed cameras deployed throughout France is expected to reach 2,200 by late 2012. The expansion programme cost nearly $246 million in 2011 and it is believed that the budgetary policy will change after 2013. Rather than install new machines, older radar systems will be replaced with modern units.

Antai says it has seen a 20 per cent increase in driving speeds since early 2012. It says this is partially due to more foreign drivers exceeding the speed limit. In addition, more cameras are catching drivers who run red lights. There have also been changes in the penalty system. Drivers that slightly exceed the limit have one point taken from their permit, but it is restored after six months.

Though the number of road deaths has fallen with automated speed enforcement, 3,963 people died as a result of traffic accidents in 2011. The number of people killed in traffic accidents in July 2012 rose 3.6 per cent after six months of decline.
Enforcement

Related Content

  • Germany – more accidents but fewer fatalities in 2013
    July 3, 2014
    The latest figures from Germany’s Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) report that 2013 was the year with most traffic accidents since German reunification. The report also finds that police recorded roughly 2.4 million road traffic accidents all over Germany, which is 0.5 per cent more than in 2012. Despite the higher number of accidents, the number of people who died on German roads in 2013 was the lowest ever recorded since the survey was first conducted in 1953. There were a total 3,339 traffic acci
    Read More
  • Dublin Tunnel gets average speed enforcement
    June 13, 2016
    Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) is working with the4 Irish police force, An Garda Síochána, on the installation of Ireland’s first average speed camera enforcement system, which will be deployed in the Dublin Port Tunnel. Opened in 2006, the 4.5 km tunnel forms part of the M50 C-Ring road around Dublin City. Traffic levels through the tunnel have increased by 40 per cent over the last five years and as a result there is statistically, an increase in the potential for collisions and accidents.
    Read More
  • How British drivers compare in European responsible driving survey
    April 2, 2015
    With 16 million UK motorists set to take to the roads this Easter weekend, a new European survey finds that risky driving habits and failure to respect the rules are on the increase. The annual survey carried out for Vinci Autoroutes Foundation for Responsible Driving by IPSOS examined the behaviour of drivers from ten European countries. Each year, this survey draws up an inventory of driving practices and trends, allowing closer targeting of methods to prevent irresponsible driving and promote safer ro
    Read More
  • Vitronic to supply enforcement systems
    December 3, 2012
    In an effort to make their roads as safe as those of Europe, the Sultanate of Oman is investing in enforcement technology. As part of this initiative, the Royal Oman Police has awarded Vitronic a contract to supply 200 fixed speed enforcement systems and 26 red light enforcement systems. Poliscan speed and red light enforcement systems use laser technology to detect the speed and position of vehicles in the enforcement zone, simultaneously detecting multiple violations across several lanes, even in heavy t
    Read More

Highlighted Content