When the head has no sense, the car pays.
It is becoming an annual tradition in France. Since the 1990s, almost every year hundreds of cars have been set on fire during New Year's Eve celebrations, as a form of protest in the poorest areas of eastern France and the outskirts of the French capital. Despite police efforts to maintain order, this year 650 cars were eventually consumed by the flames.NOT TO BE MISSED: This Lancia 037 is your late Christmas gift
Following the incidents, 622 people were arrested, of which 300 will be taken to court. "The police are instructed not to provoke young people, and that is why does not have the capacity to prevent fires . Furthermore, with the most serious threats of terrorism in the country, there is no time for the police to deal with these types of smaller incidents”, explains Claude Rochet, a former member of the French government.
Some of the fires were recorded on video: