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28-04-2010, 08:02 AM
http://ukfrancebikers.com/2010/03/14/french-motorcyclists-more-angry-than-ever/
Summary:
quote:More than 60 cities and towns saw their roads blocked by thousands of angry bikers who said NON to the French authorities who keep treating motorbikes, scooters and mopeds like cars.
The French Government have recently announced their intention to take draconian measures against bikers who overtake cars and filter in between them in traffic jams by issuing expensive fines. They expect every bike to stay in lane, like cars, behind each other, and not go any faster than them. How stupid is that? Paris, for instance, but also Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux and Toulouse are already very congested cities due to the high number of cars in circulation, and the Government is keen to add more pressure on the roads by forcing Powered Two Wheelers (PTW) to behave like cars.
Some pics:
http://ukfrance.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/manif-13-mars-1.jpg
http://ukfrance.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/manif-13-mars-3.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTi5PyWeraA
Summary:
quote:More than 60 cities and towns saw their roads blocked by thousands of angry bikers who said NON to the French authorities who keep treating motorbikes, scooters and mopeds like cars.
The French Government have recently announced their intention to take draconian measures against bikers who overtake cars and filter in between them in traffic jams by issuing expensive fines. They expect every bike to stay in lane, like cars, behind each other, and not go any faster than them. How stupid is that? Paris, for instance, but also Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux and Toulouse are already very congested cities due to the high number of cars in circulation, and the Government is keen to add more pressure on the roads by forcing Powered Two Wheelers (PTW) to behave like cars.
Some pics:
http://ukfrance.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/manif-13-mars-1.jpg
http://ukfrance.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/manif-13-mars-3.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTi5PyWeraA