Sandrine Rousseau intervenes during an altercation between a cyclist and a taxi in Paris

POLICY – ” The heroine of the 13th “. This Sunday, June 11, the Green MP Sandrine Rousseau blocked an altercation between a cyclist and a taxi driver, rue de Tolbiac, in the 13th arrondissement of the capital. The video of the scene, filmed by the Youtubeur “Altis”, which documents his wanderings on the cycle paths of the capital, quickly became viral. The elected EELV of the 9th district of Paris confirmed to the HuffPost that it is she who appeared on this sequence.

As you can see in the video below, a taxi driver hits the rear wheel of a bicycle when the cyclist had stopped behind a zebra crossing. He gets annoyed: “Pedestrian priority dumb (…) it’s a pedestrian crossing!” “. Then, the driver stops a few meters away, opens his door, and begins to fight with the cyclist. Then we hear cries in the distance: “Stop, stop, stop! ». They are those of Sandrine Rousseau, who then seeks to separate the two men.

“I was surprised by the violence of the altercation, that’s why I intervened”explains the elected ecologist at the HuffPost, before detailing: “I was going to do my shopping at the Joan of Arc market”. Despite the desire of the two men to do battle, Sandrine Rousseau did not let herself go, “you stop, stop”she hammered, firmly holding the taxi driver’s arm.

Sandrine Rousseau claims “a real bike path”

The facts took place during a bike meeting on Sunday, the “ convergence »which brings together amateur cyclists to promote this green mode of transport. “I followed the bike convergence all day, a live that lasted more than 7 hours and where this scene weighed down the atmosphere”contextualized the content creator Altis on Twitter.

The videographer thanks Sandrine Rousseau “for his bravery. This helped to ease the tensions”. “After the altercation, the driver followed us and threatened to follow the cyclist to his home”adds Altis, calling on the G7 taxi company to act accordingly.

On Twitter, this Monday evening, MP EELV returned to the event: “Rue de Tolbiac, as elsewhere, a real cycle path would make it easier to use the road and make cycling and taxiing safer”.

The deputy mayor of Paris in charge of mobility, David Belliard, also made this event an argument to plead in favor of new cycle paths in the capital: “And yes, making secure cycle paths on this axis is a necessity to secure and reduce conflicts. “. The ecologist also calls for sanctions against the driver and announces to seize the police headquarters.

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