droit50 %Courts often apply a 50% reduction, though this is not legally mandated

France's Badinter law on road accident compensation lacks fixed scale

Article 4 of the 1985 Badinter law does not set any compensation scale.

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The victim driver's fault may limit or exclude their right to compensation.

Courts often apply a 50% reduction, though this is not legally mandated.

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