France: Record Number Of Tickets & Points in 2011

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France: Record Number Of Tickets & Points in 2011

<table cellspacing="0" align="left" border="0" width="110" cellpadding="5"><tr><td><div class="Pict"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/motorbiker/newspics4/French-Driving-License-Torn-Up.jpg" width="100" height="141" title="French Driving License Torn Up" alt="French Driving License Torn Up" style="border:1px solid white;"></div></td></tr></table><table cellspacing="0" align="right" border="0" width="100" cellpadding="5"><tr><td><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/motorbiker/flags/fr-flag.gif" width="97" height="65" title="France flag" alt="France flag" border="0"></a></td></tr></table>2011 was a record year in France, but not a record year were we saw athletes surpass themselves, or a national football team win the world cup, or the French administration reduce the taxes. No, it was the year that saw the most number of points withdrawn from driving licenses, but funnily enough, a reduction in the number of driving licenses being shredded.<br><br>

12,096,911 points were deducted from driving licenses during 2011 (an increase of 19.3% over 2010). The 12 million points were deducted from some 7,252,738 tickets, 78% of them for speeding and 2.43% for DUI. Because of the new red light radars, a dramatic increase in tickets for driving through a red light was seen, +128%........... <br><br>

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