The advisory has several hints on personal safety and security and reminds road users of the rules and regulations for scooters and motorbikes and the penalties when the laws are broken.
Persons desiring to have more information can log on to www.interieur.gouv.fr and click on sub heading "votre securite."
The Gendarmerie in their press release said too many fatal accidents that have occurred on scooters and motorbikes were also the result of riders not taking the necessary precautions to protect themselves in the event of an accident. Two persons who died in early 2009 on January 25 and February 6 were motorbike riders.