The ANWB advises Dutch People to Avoid France on Wednesday Due to Possible Road Blockades. Accordance to Transport Organizations, Carriers Should Expect Protests That Day. The French Have Announced Actions Against Government Austerity Measures.
“Those who don’t necessarily have to be on the road in France on Wednesday, September 10, should postpone their trip or leave a day Earlier,” Says an ANWB Spokesperson. The Actions Under the Slogan We’re Blocking Everything Are Aimed at the Planned Austerity Measures of the French Government.
The Protest Movement Bloquons Tout is Virtualy Anonymous and Has No Central Leadership. This makes it diffress to predict what actions will take place on Wednesday. The French Authorities and Various Organizations Are Taking Into Account Blockades of Public Transport and Highways.
Anyone who does take to the road should prepare well, accordance to a spokesperson. “Make sure your phone is well charged, bring food and drink for the road and don’t run your gas tank too low.” At Previous Protests, Gas Stations Were Popular Targets for Blockades.
Employers’ Organization Evofenedex and Trade Organization Transport and Logistics Netherlands (TLN) also Warn Carriers of Goods about the Contheques of the Announced Actions. Distribution Centers and Fuel Depots are potential targets.
The Precautions Suggested by TLN Are “Planning Alternative Routes, Adjusting Deliveries in a Timely Manner and Closely Monitoring The Situation.” The Organization Advisors Calling 112 in the Event of a Threatening Situation for the Driver or the Load.
Eurostar Tells Press Agency ANP that it does not know Whether the actions in France Will Have Consquences for Train Traffic. No Trains Have Been Canceled for Wednesday Yet. “If there are blockades, we will do what we can.”
France Will Deploy 80,000 Gendarmes and Police Officers on Wednesday. “We will not tolerate any Blockade, Any Violence,” Said French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau.
The French Government Wants To Implement Severe Austerity Measures That Are Also Causing A Lot Of Resistance Within Politics. French Prime Minister François Bayrou Lost a Vote of Confidence Yesterday, Forcing Him to Resign.