“A train driver must remain concentrated”: why police checks at the station create zizania

“Tarare station, 2 minutes off. Tuesday February 4 around noon, the immobilization in this city of the Rhône of a TER between Lyon-Part Dieu and Clermont-Ferrand was longer than these two minutes. The reason? A crew of the national gendarmerie awaited the driver on the platform. “They brought him down from his cabin and they carried out the drug and alcohol tests in front of all travelers,” said an SNCF agent.