| 93. "The French haven't done a damn thing to stop pleasure driving by Frenchmen." The latest check-up on pleasure driving by the French took place on September 25, 1945 when French MPs stopped hundreds of French military vehicles in the greater Paris area in a surprise check-up for official credentials, All French vehicles were stopped and each driver had to produce papers showing the car was being used for official business. French civilians or military personnel who lacked proper papers were booked for court action. |