French road deaths up by 8% for April.

La mortalité sur les routes augmente de 8% en avril

le Mercredi 14 Mai 2014
On comptabilise 255 morts sur les routes au mois d’avril © Maxppp (255 deaths on the roads for April)

Les chiffres de la mortalité sur les routes en avril sont publiés ce mercredi. Une hausse sensible de 8,1% par rapport à avril 2013. The figures for deaths on the roads in April were published on Wednesday last. They show a rise of 8.1% on last April’s figures.

Les piétons, les cyclistes et cyclomotoristes sont les plus concernés par cette hausse de la mortalité. Sur les 255 personnes mortes en avril, cette catégorie représente 19 personnes de plus qu’en avril 2013. Pedestrians, cyclists and moped users raise the most concern in the increase of deaths. Of the 255 people killed in April, this catagory represents 19 more people than April 2013.

Un relâchement des comportements des automobilistes explique ces chiffres selon le délégué à la sécurité routière. L’alcool, la vitesse et aussi le smartphone sont aussi en cause. The release of info on the attitude and behavior of drivers explains the figures according to the delegation of road safety. Alcohol, speed and smart-phones are also the cause.

Une message sur un téléphone, c’est 5 secondes d’inattention. (One message on the telephone, 5 seconds of distraction)

Un message sur son téléphone c’est 5 secondes d’inattention et un risque multiplié par 23 d’avoir un accident. Même si le week-end Pascal a été cette année moins meurtrier : 27 tués contre 37 l’année dernière. This distraction of five seconds multiplies the risk of an accident by a factor of 23. Despite this the Easter weekend this year had less deaths: 27 killed against 37 last year.

A l’approche des week-ends de l’Ascension et celui de la Pentecôte, pas question de baisser la vigilance. Les forces de l’ordre seront mobilisées sur les routes. With the approach of the Ascension and Pentecost weekends, it is not a question of lowering the vigilance level. The police routier will be out in force.

About bill

Worked in the technical / engineering area as a Science Laboratory Technician and as an Aeronautics Engineer. The artistic side involves writing under the nom de plume of Billy Olsenn, his recently written play 'A Case of Wine' was staged by the players group Straight Make-Up at the 2012 Birr one act drama festival. It's next staging was in the one act circuit is in Cavan, at Maudebawn on Sat 10 Nov 2012. Then it was performed in the Bray, Co.Wicklow at the very popular one act festival in January 2013. Next play is FEAR. A dark tale about revenge on the cruel death of two pensioners by young thugs. Neighbours hatch a devious and dangerous plan to exact old-style revenge. Bill is a member of the Drama League of Ireland and his plays have been critically vetted and certified as original pieces of work by the DLI. Another literary project is that of commemoration of an aircraft crash on Djouce mountain in Wicklow in 1946. Bill wrote articles for the 50th, 60th and most recently the 70th anniversary, (12 Aug 2016) all were published in the Wicklow Times and ensured the survivors of the crash, all French Girl Guides, were not forgotten. Articles reproduced on this website. But mostly this site gives a more general European and specific French slant on popular and not so popular articles of French news, translated to English by the author. Each article is translated on a paragraph by paragraph basis so easy to read in either language and even possible to improve either language by comparison of the short English and French paragraphs. Amusez vous bien. The author is currently writing an easy to read technical aviation book centered around the Fokker 50. Another interest is that dealt with in another of Bill's websites www.realnamara.net, a Statue of the mother of God, Mary. It was erected in 1972 in Dublin, at the end of the Bull Wall near Clontarf, and my grandfather William Nelson, was the main instigator of that project. I give talks on the history of the statue and my grandfather's adventurous and dangerous life at sea. Technical assistance with each website is by J O'N.
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