The RMotorized Odeos have become one of modern times scourges. Édouard Courtial, Senator of the Oiseis well aware of it. This Tuesday, February 18, at Senatethe parliamentarian thus challenged the Government On the subject. He notably relied on the actions carried out at Compiègne To fight this phenomenon.
“Government’s commitment to the daily security of French security is no longer to be proven and I salute in particular the action of Bruno Retailleau, he said. However, it seems to me that there is an area in which the government could act with more voluntarism to fulfill this objective that I also share. This is the phenomenon of motorized rodeos, true scourge which is increasingly affecting our fellow citizens, whether in our cities or even in our villages. “
“Urban rodeos can be the source of dramas”
For the former minister, “urban rodeos can be the cause of dramas”. And the former president of Oise Departmental Council to evoke the municipality of Compiègne which “stood out by strengthening the staff of the municipal police and intensifying the video protection. Since 2020, she has recovered more than fifty two-wheelers, often abandoned in the flight by their owners. ”
Unfortunately, these efforts to put an end to such attacks on public tranquility cannot be effective without a suitable support and support for the state. “The mayor of Compiègne, Philippe Marini, has no magic wand and more than ever needs the government’s support,” continues Édouard Courtial. The municipality of Compiègne therefore proposes to appear in an experimental city in terms of using drones by the municipal police as well as recourse to spray and paintball, coded painting. These experiences cannot take place without requisition of the public prosecutor. I can only support the mayor’s request and I ask you to respond favorably. I am undeniably convinced that the implementation of these measures would improve the efficiency of municipal police officers and therefore guarantee the safety of people. Above all, responding favorably to this local experimentation is to acquire keys to improve the protection of our fellow citizens throughout the territory. We have a choice to make: leave mayors alone in the face of this scourge or finally give them the means to act? ”
A thought for the death of the girl in Vallauris last August
Clara Chappaz, the Minister delegated to Artificial and Digital Intelligence, spokesperson for the government during this session of February 18, who responded to the Oise parliamentarian. “Motorized rodeos are illegal practices that disturb public order and generate a feeling of insecurity in certain municipalities or certain districts. These behaviors have sometimes dramatic consequences. I have a thought for the death of the girl in Vallauris last August. This practice requires the mobilization of state and communities services. The fight against this scourge is part of the partnership and reappropriation strategies of the public road which are at the heart of the restoration of daily security. This is particularly the case in Compiègne where the police act in prevention and in a dissuasive manner by operations of public roads that you recalled. Fourteen anti-rodeo operations were organized there by the national police in 2024, in partnership with social landlords. A job is carried out to identify the storage places of the machines. Finally, legal proceedings are initiated whenever elements allow, with the help of the city’s video protection system. On this point, the investments made relate to the rise of video protection and the municipal police as well as on the establishment of the Stop Rodeo system since 2020 by the mayor of Compiègne, Philippe Marini. This example of Compiègne must inspire other cities which must get more and better. Even if the phenomenon is far from being eradicated. Results are obtained in 2024 in Compiègne where the national police carried out six arrests and initiated seven legal proceedings. ”
Ways to act effectively
In the Oise, 18 anti-rodeo operations were organized in 2024 by the national police with also 17 arrests and 23 legal proceedings initiated. “For its part, the gendarmerie concentrates its action in regularly frequented trail places, petrol stations where two-wheelers and time supplied on Wednesday or weekend conducive to Rodeo, adds the Minister Delegate. This targeted action made it possible to enter 26 devices in 2024. In addition, the use of Coded warning sprays that you mention was experienced between 2021 and 2023, in particular within the framework of order maintenance operations to identify the degradation perpetrators. These measures were not very conclusive and abandoned, applied to the urban rodeo. Apart from the case of flagrance, this device did not constitute sufficient proof. The municipal police office led by Minister François-Noël Buffet will offer the opportunity to question these various subjects again. The government is firmly engaged to provide municipal police officers with the means to act effectively in the face of the growing expectations of the French, in compliance with the constitutional principles and the prerogatives of the judicial authority. ”
