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Screech, pardon moi, screech, pardon moi, screech….
Sometimes a story comes along that just completely restores your faith in human nature, and this is one of those.
It seems there is a tradition in France that a newly-elected president will pardon past traffic violations. Sort of an “all is forgiven” kind of act of generosity. That’s the way it has been, and people know it, and there will be a new president in May.
So here is the good part. What are French drivers doing with this bit of information? It appears they are driving like psychopaths in a carnival dodge-em car ride, because heck, it’s all gonna be pardoned, anyway.
Regardless of what happens in May, traffic deaths were up nearly 14 percent last month, and the new leader probably won’t be able to do much for those people. Here is the story:
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