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Bike Worries Realized in Paris Rental System

A French friend wrote me recently about the success and dangers of the previously-promising Paris rental bike system. (cf., fall ’07 post) Ten days later, the dangers had hit home: a woman she knew was killed on one of those … Continue reading

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Paris Bikes’ Down Side

The French bike rental system discussed here over a year ago is still an overall success but has caused some deaths. At the beginning, my friend, Michèle, found the program ecological, economical, healthy, and well organized. A few months later, … Continue reading

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