Many motorists and motorcyclists were speeding during the extended Pentecost weekend.
On Monday, June 6, 2011, a 31-year-old rider from Hieres-sur-Amby was stopped riding his Harley-Davidson at 131 km/h on the RD 75 at Villemoirieu. The gendarmes from La Verpilliere, a motorized platoon, notified him of his speed of 124 km/h on a road restricted to 80.
A BMW 5 Series was seen flashing at 142 km/h three quarters of an hours later on the same road. A speed reduced to 134 km / h, an excess of 54 km / h, for its driver, a thirty-year-old from Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas.
On Friday June 3, at 4:30 p.m., a Mercedes Class A was intercepted at 174 km / h on the A43 motorway near Saint-Quentin-Fallavier. Its young driver, Berjallien, 22, was stopped at 165 mph. He is a probationary license holder. It should not exceed 110 km/h.
Each of his inmates had their licenses suspended and their points withheld by the court.
