
The government is toughening its response to the widespread use of telephones while driving after 3,515 deaths on the roads in 2025.
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The government is seeking to reduce road deaths linked to telephone use, with 3,515 deaths recorded in 2025.
“We need a real sanction”: the Ministry of the Interior generalizes the suspension of driving licenses for using a telephone while driving
INFO LE FIGARO - While 3,515 people lost their lives on the roads in 2025, the government wants to toughen up its response to the widespread use of telephones while driving. Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Minister Delegate for Citizenship, details this measure in Le Figaro.
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Generalization of the suspension of the license for using the telephone while driving.
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