Olympics-Traffic to be heavily restricted during the Games, police warns

Olympics - Christmas village in the colours of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris - Paris City Hall, Paris, France - November 28, 2023 General view of a Paris 2024 sign in the village REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/ File photo

PARIS (Reuters) - Car traffic during the Paris 2024 Olympics will be restricted with pre-registration necessary to enter several zones, although the maximum is being done to preserve the residents' daily lives, the French capital's chief of police said on Wednesday.

"We want to guarantee the highest level of security while safeguarding the continuity of the economical and private lives," Paris police chief Laurent Nunez told a press conference before unveiling a map of restricted areas for the duration of the July 26-Aug. 11 Games.