Truth behind Paris lorry controls
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"EXTENSIVE lorry controls in the centre of Paris ... if interpreted by British courts would be devastating in London," say John Morris and Richard Turner, of the Freight Transport Association, in an illuminating review of the subject. But France and Britain take rather different views of law enforcement, certainly in relation to cars.
The Prefecture of Police claims that the controls were imposed to reduce congestion from delivery vehicles. The ETA investigators impute deeper motives to them.
"The result of the controls was to clear the streets of lorries to give more room for cars," they say. "Paris treats cars with Godlike reverence, 'allowing' parking on pavements, zebra crossings, in no-waiting areas and literally anywhere a vehicle can be driven to. Attempts to get tough with parking have resulted in strong political reaction, especially when one or two VIPs' cars were immobilised with 'le sabot' (the clog)."
And Gaul had the gall to call Albion perfidious!