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Paris Provides Bikes To Fight Traffic, CO2
The Paris city council is launching a free bike scheme to encourage people to give up the motor in favor of pedal power. The BBC reports this morning that the local authority in Paris is depositing 20,000 heavy-duty bicycles, called Velib, in 750 or so special racks around the city and anyone who wants one simply swipes his or her public transport card and pedals off wherever they want to go. The bike can be returned to any Velib stand. Subscriptions range from one day (one euro, $1.38) to a whole year (29 euros, $40). The first half hour of pedalling time is free but if you fail to return the bike after 30 minutes you get charged an extra euro and the penalties go up over time. The scheme has worked well in the French city of Lyon. But out of 2 million Parisians, only 150,000 own bikes. (Other Europeans don't need encouragement.) Tourists will love them and every city should have them. After all, why not use that fastest-growing and INFINITE fuel source: fat. JULIA WHITTY
Amsterdam, Holland is already in to bikes in a big way. Ridding a bike is almost as good as being a vegetarian. I think that ridding a bike is practical and should be encouraged for all the planets peoples. There are many varieties of bikes. Some even can carry cargo. Say good bye to the mini-van. Ridding a bike is good for exercise, not to mention it cleans up the smog and gives us clean air to breath. A lot of Environmentalists talk a good talk, but they need to start walking the talk, or ridding a bike. Actions speak louder than words(remember, words are CO2 gas being expelled.)
Americans are going to feel like idiots when they finally realize how many problems could be solved by (1) consuming a vegetarian diet and (2) riding a bike, or using other human powered transportation (walking works just fine).
They're so out of tune with the world and all the life that it sustains that they think industrialized farming of animals, and almost total reliance on fosil fuels is somehow just fine and dandy.
Their progeny will hate their parents for their complacence and apathy.
You right Boss. You tell them.