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Residents seek permanent speed camera after repeated damage in Haute-Saône
A speed camera installed recently on the RN 19 in Pomoy, in eastern France’s Haute-Saône department, has been covered with paint twice.
Residents say it warns drivers about a sharp bend where trucks have repeatedly crashed into homes.
One homeowner says 17 trucks have ended up in or just outside her yard, and local residents have counted more than 60 deaths on the road in 30 years.
The camera is currently in place for only three months, and damage left it unable to operate for several days.
A road diversion was announced in September, but residents expect it will take ten years to open.
They are asking for a permanent camera while they wait.
The prefect will decide whether to install one, taking account of traffic volume and the number of drivers caught.
A speed camera on the RN 19 in the village of Pomoy, Haute-Saône, has been damaged twice since it was installed about three weeks ago.
Residents say the camera is important for safety on a dangerous stretch of road where they have recorded more than 60 deaths in 30 years.
A sharp bend nearby has sent trucks into or in front of two homes, including one where 17 trucks have crashed.
The camera is currently due to remain for only three months, and residents are seeking a permanent installation.
A bypass was announced in September, but residents say it will not be operational for ten years.
- Who
- Residents of Pomoy and nearby villages are seeking a permanent speed camera. The prefect and state authorities will decide whether to install one.
- What
- A recently installed speed camera was damaged twice, prompting residents to seek a permanent camera.
- When
- The camera was installed about three weeks before the report published on October 10, 2026. It is due to remain for three months.
- Where
- On the RN 19 in Pomoy, Haute-Saône, France.
- Why
- Residents say the camera is needed for safety on a road with a history of fatal crashes and truck accidents near homes.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
This camera warns of the sharp bend that follows, where two houses have been hit nearly twenty times by trucks.
It may calm down, but after that it will shoot back up. That's what we're afraid of, unfortunately.
The State decides. They will look at the flow of cars passing each day, how many are ticketed, and then they will say whether it is necessary or not.
The most recent truck crash cited by Dolorès Bainier occurred; a truck overturned and its load hit her house's façade.
A bypass was announced, but residents said it would take ten years to enter service.
A speed camera was installed on the RN 19 in Pomoy.
The camera had been damaged twice and was due to remain in place for three months.
- Location
- RN 19, Pomoy, Haute-Saône
- Camera damage
- Two incidents since installation
- Road deaths
- More than 60 in 30 years, according to residents
- Truck crashes at Bainier's home
- 17 trucks
- Camera's planned duration
- Three months
- Bypass wait
- Ten years until it enters service, according to the report
Sources
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