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dwerbil
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 Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 3:47 pm Post subject: French riders stop a nation.... |
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http://ukfrancebikers.com/2011/06/18/france-completely-paralysed-by-almost-100000-bikers/
"France has today seen the largest motorcycle protest ever seen before with almost 100,000 bikers paralysing the whole nation, from north to south and west to east. A real slap in the face of Claude Guéant, French interior minister, who has been trying to push through a series of ridiculous proposals designed to treat bikers like cash cows when, let’s recognise it, bikers are willing to use a mode of transport that guarantees zero congestion, considerably reduces pollution and offers a more affordable solution to those facing financial difficulties. 100,000 bikers paralysing the whole nation, what a massive humiliation for the French government and its interior minister, Claude Guéant."
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Flying Duck
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| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 4:14 pm Post subject: Re: French riders stop a nation.... |
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| dwerbil wrote: | | guarantees zero congestion |
They prove that by creating congestion? 
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Number 6
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Are you sure it was not 100,000,000?
Usually the figures are radically different depending on who counts the participants, personnaly I didn't see them under my windows.
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dwerbil
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| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:11 pm Post subject: Re: French riders stop a nation.... |
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| Flying Duck wrote: | | dwerbil wrote: | | guarantees zero congestion |
They prove that by creating congestion? |
The irony escaped me!
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k11pfc
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Joined: 04 Mar 2011
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Location: Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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| Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 2:15 am Post subject: Re: French riders stop a nation.... |
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| Flying Duck wrote: | | dwerbil wrote: | | guarantees zero congestion |
They prove that by creating congestion? |
It is a bit ironic but what else is there to do?  The governments of many European countries now seem to be picking on the motorcycle.
It must have been a sight to see, France's own mobile motorcycle show! Good luck to them.
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supercat1
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| Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:45 am Post subject: Re: French riders stop a nation.... |
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| Flying Duck wrote: | | dwerbil wrote: | | guarantees zero congestion |
They prove that by creating congestion? |
i think that was the point wasn't it? the interior minister is trying to change the laws to prevent filtering and lane sharing, both practices that help reduce congestion when using a motorcycle. so by treating each bike like a car they are demonstrating the benefits of the current laws/regulations.
of course it sucks for everyone to be congested like that.
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bmwtf
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Museing on words: To me, "tard" means slow or late.
Wondering where my 'puter spellcheck came up with motard as a corrective suggestion when I used in reference to the electrical components known as motronic in an e-mail.
Recently saw the initiation of a public service ad campaign of a political corrective nature advocating the discontinuation of the term "retard" when referring to a developmentally challenged individual.
At K11OG we are fortunate enough to have our own "Libtard", bless his heart.
Now I become aware of perhaps 100,000 motards in France, all on the streets at once. Of course there were traffic jams.
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leecow
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| Number 6 wrote: | | Are you sure it was not 100,000,000? |
Doesn't seem likely given that the current population of France is something on the order of 63,000,000.
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