The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed France sees record fall in number of road deaths The number of fatalities on France's roads are at an all-time low after a record drop in deaths last year, official figures released by the government revealed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140120/driving-france-sees-record-drop-in-road-deaths Mon, 20 Jan 2014 16:34:00 +0100 driving-france-sees-record-drop-in-road-deaths New Year's Eve: Drivers caught sober to get €20 Authorities in one part of France are to employ a new tactic to tackle the scourge of drink-driving on New Year’s Eve, and it may be popular with motorists. It comes as a survey suggests there is a risk many motorists will drive home over the limit. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131230/drink-driving-france-new-years-eve-sober-drivers-to-be-given-cash-reward Mon, 30 Dec 2013 19:06:00 +0100 drink-driving-france-new-years-eve-sober-drivers-to-be-given-cash-reward