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Comment on Paris: car pound or bike pound? by ECILOP

ECILOP — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:52:45 +0000

As a first time visitor to Paris in late October, I saw motorcycles and scooters parked literally everywhere on the pavement. With the exeption of the area around the Eiffel Tower (where clear signs prohibited motorcycle parking) there were two-wheelers of every description outside shops; cafes; office buildings, all on the footway. No obstruction appeared to caused to pedestrians, and the bikes were all lined up neatly. “This is good: not like London,” I thought!

Nearer to Notre Dame Cathedral, I ‘followed the crowd’ and parked my motorcycle ‘sur le trottoir’ next to about thirty French motorcycles with “75″ plates. The pavement had indentations all over the place from thousands of centre and side stands, which clearly indicated to all that motorcyclists had been habitually parking in this area for many months, or perhaps even years (which of course, does not indicate that it is lawful to do so). When I returned to my motorcycle (with “GB” on the plate) several hours later, I found that I had been issued with a €35 ticket. I asked the two Gendermarmes on duty why I had been given a ticket, and was simply told: “we didn’t issue it, Monsieur.”

A Parisian gent in a textile motorcycle jacket asked to look at my ticket and started shaking his head in disbelief. In case I ever decide to return to France (which is highly likely) on the same machine, I decided it would be best to just “shut up, and pay up”, rather than risk arrest and prosecution (and a trip to an impound yard to retrieve my pride and joy) so, after a trip to “La Tabac”, my wallet was a little over €35 lighter (one also has to buy two stamps to affix to the ticket which is then placed in a post office pillar box).

It would appear that mine was the ONLY motorcycle to have been given a ticket (it was, after all the only one without a “75″ – perhaps other riders had left prior to my return clutching their tickets?) but after reading your article, I think I got away with my infraction very lightly…

A salutory lesson: do not park on the pavement in Paris.

Comment on France: be visible or get done! by Trevor Heywood

Trevor Heywood — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:24:04 +0000

I believe the latest thing you will need if driving in France is a “breathalyzer” no joke it’s the latest requirement.

Comment on 7 hours compulsory training for all 125cc riders in France by Chris Walton

Chris Walton — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:18:11 +0000

Hi
I have a problem I don,t see here.
I,m 58 years old and live in France, I have been driving a 50cc scooter for the last 3 and half years (52,000 km), now I would like to get a 125cc. I have never had a license of any sort.
What papers do I need to look for to ride a 125cc.

Comment on 100,000 angry bikers bring the French government to submission by Phil Randome

Phil Randome — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:10:17 +0000

Bien fait. Le motard/scootard en Angleterre, il est paresseux et ne defend pas son bifteck. Quand les droits d’un motard son cassé ou les régles changé sans consultation Il rouspétera mais fera rien. Autrement en France les motards se serrent les coudes contre une menace commune. Chouette ! ça s’arrose.

Comment on 100,000 angry bikers bring the French government to submission by ann gardiner

ann gardiner — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:22:12 +0000

well done all….people power!!!!

Comment on About by Gordon Bickerton

Gordon Bickerton — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:45:53 +0000

I really like your site.
Where can I find out how much, if any, of the proposed new legislation has been adopted in France?

Comment on Paris: car pound or bike pound? by mark magee

mark magee — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 15:17:51 +0000

This is totally out of order i would like to know if the french goverment are going to pay for any damage caused to peoples bikes and what about tourists because i was in paris last week and couldn’t find anywhere to park my bike other than on the pavement i must admit i was parking in busy tourist areas but even so if i had come back to where i had left my bike and found it gone i would have been horrified, this must stop don’t let the bastards grind you down

Comment on Paris: car pound or bike pound? by john

john — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 13:30:07 +0000

thats absolutely disgusting and to make matters worse the people that are instigating all this were voted in by the same people that are being condemmed, its a totally pointless act of discrimination and set up purely as a money spinner, with less speed camera convictions partly due to the help of sat nav warnings they got to make there money from other souces, i think the demos should increase were being treated like scum, just a thought and i,m not to sure about this but if you write to a government office they are obligated by law to respond, so if all the 2 wheel fraternity wrote to the correct government office asking the reasoning behind all this we would block there system up, bit cheaper than petrol as a one off ????

Comment on France: A tsunami of angry bikers cause chaos again! by Dave Brown

Dave Brown — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 10:14:35 +0000

there is about 100 protests up and down uk show your support and join up with your local group

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=209892293638329074775.0004aaa52420acfc56491&msa=0

Comment on France completely paralysed by almost 100,000 bikers ! by Joe Pool

Joe Pool — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:01:23 +0000

Via la France Motorcyclists! :clap:

Comment on France: A tsunami of angry bikers cause chaos again! by Sue Drapper

Sue Drapper — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:34:20 +0000

There are also protests in Wisbech(Norfolk) and Thetford and lots more around the Uk

Comment on France: A tsunami of angry bikers cause chaos again! by dai bando

dai bando — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:13:18 +0000

Bob, I think you will find that next Sunday there are protest rides in the UK. I know there is one in Somerset that I will be on

Comment on France: A tsunami of angry bikers cause chaos again! by Billybloggs

Billybloggs — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 08:49:57 +0000

Well done bikers, notice though that the mainstream UK press don’t report these demonstrations. Are they scared that other motorists not just bikers may well start to protest?

Comment on France: A tsunami of angry bikers cause chaos again! by ian wilcox

ian wilcox — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:07:45 +0000

@Bob Parker,

Join the protests on the 25th September all over England and ireland. Organised by M.A.G. we will be forming rolling roadblocks almost ALL the way up the M1 and all over many other main roads. This is only stage 1 of the plan. Further protests will happen if the government don’t start listening to us.

I am not in anyway speaking for M.A.G.

Comment on France: A tsunami of angry bikers cause chaos again! by charles nixon

charles nixon — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:23:09 +0000

Fair play to the bikers in France,typical money grabbin government,big mistake Claude,your gonay have to think this one again!!!!…; )