It is even registered in the highway code, and if a policeman surprises you, you risk a good fine!
On the road, some reflexes are forgotten, especially when they are never really asked. Motorists can neglect certain rules of conduct, however essential, simply because they are not regularly confronted with it. Out of habit or by ignorance, they end up relaxing their vigilance. And it is often in these moments that the danger is getting closer. Some motorists tend to forget the meaning of the panels, especially when they rarely meet them on the road. This is particularly the case for a rule that few people respect.
This is shown by the barometer of responsible driving 2022 by Vinci Autoroutes: “20% of drivers do not know this rule and among those who know it, 67% admit that it cannot be respected systematically”, Can we read. A situation is essential: imagine on the road, on a national or a highway, you are driving on the right track and a few meters in front of you, a car is stopped on the emergency stop band. Like other motorists, by reflex, you stay on your track by slightly adapting your speed, just in case. But it is not the right conduct to hold.
Indeed, as the road safety site recalls, “Drivers must change track to leave a free path between stakeholders and their vehicles (Security corridor, editor’s note) Or shift as much as possible to the left of their track and slow down significantly, especially outside the fast and highways. ” This also applies to “any other vehicle whose driver uses his distress lights” Or “is immobilized or circulates at low speed on a shoulder or an emergency stop band“, Specifies article 11 of decree n ° 2018-795 of September 17, 2018 relating to road safety. It is a rule of the highway code, registered since 2018! Yes, it is indeed sanctionable …
Because it allows “Fighting the many accidents with victims of convenience stores or patrollers who intervene on a fast track”indicates road safety. As a result, if a motorist does not change track, nor raises his foot on the accelerator, he risks a fourth class ticket, a fine of 135 euros and a reminder to law by the police!
