In Paris, start of controls on the lane reserved for the device carpooling

The controls on the route of the Parisian device reserved for carpooling come into force from Friday, May 2, with a video -leaving system providing for a fine of 135 euros.

Since March 3, only vehicles with at least two passengers, public transport, taxis, emergency vehicles and those of reduced mobility people can circulate on this path, Monday to Friday, from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

After this phase “Educational”the ten radars set up in the summer of 2024 along this path – which, during the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, was reserved for official athletes and delegations – will be activated to locate single people on board their vehicle, who will expose themselves to a fine of 135 euros. The system is equipped with a camera of “Form recognition”which distinguishes the silhouettes and is capable of differentiating a mannequin from a human, including in a baby seat, said David Belliard, assistant to the mayor of Paris in charge of transport; But without taking pictures of the faces, he said during a press briefing on Tuesday.

“It is not an automatic verbalization because it requires the intervention of a municipal police officer” Who will check compliance with the rules, in particular by crossing with the photos of the license plate, added the elected environmentalist.

Skepticism and anger of the opposition

The reserved route is intended to combat air pollution and noise for 550,000 residents of the device. The southern section that separates the Issy quay from the Bercy door, about a third of the device, escapes the device, failing to have been an Olympic route.

The measure aims to amplify the effects of the passage of 70 kilometers per hour (km/h) at 50 km/h on the 35 -kilometer ring which surrounds the capital, effective from the 1^er October 2024.

Since that date, “The traffic jams fell 20 % to 50 %” On the busiest urban motorway in Europe with 1.5 million daily trips, more than 80 % in self -complaints (without passenger), said David Belliard.

Since March, “We noticed a speed differential of 7 to 8 km/h between the track [réservée] and the other ways. It means that we roll more fluid ways ”argued the environmental candidate for the municipal elections of 2026.

Like lowering speed, the reserved route has aroused skepticism, even anger, of the opposition. The president of the Ile-de-France region, Valérie Pécresse (Les Républicains), asked for the possibility of ” disable “ The way in case of congestion.