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Verdun: Retiree travels at 30 km/h in tractor and caravan

29.08.2026 16:30 1 min 1 source РУС
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Verdun: Retiree travels at 30 km/h in tractor and caravan
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Éric Brouard, 63, from Haute-Marne, after 40 years of a career where 'everything had to be fast', decided to travel by tractor with a caravan attached. His average speed is 30 km/h. On Saturday, he was seen on the parking lot of the Verdun citadel, where he chatted with passers-by, including a Swiss couple in a vintage Traction car who drive at 60 km/h.

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