I have to say, I've always thought bike-riding was pretty cool. It's just been way too long since I've actually done it (minus the bike ride to the waterfall in Khao Lak recently)... anyhoo, last summer in Paris it was bikes galore. No kidding, everyone (and their mother) rides bikes and I have to say it's pre-tty cool.
The Parisians have it sussed. They have these bike rental schemes (called
Vélib’)where you pay an annual fee to pick up/drop off (all self-service) bicycles all around Paris. Basically, you pick your bike up in one location, cycle to the next, and then drop it off at another. There are more than 10,000 bikes available at over 750 locations across the city. They're
a huge hit, and I can say firsthand that I've seen people partaking in this all over Paris. A year-long pass for the program costs approximately $41.75, a one-day pass $1.42 and a weekly pass $7.15. I mean, come on, to get the chance to get some exercise, be ecologically friendly (the program's expected to cut traffic by 40% by 2020) and look pretty frickin cool on a bike (they're pretty stylish if I do say so myself) ... and in Paris, I think this is a no-brainer. Wonder how long until most major cities catch up? And by most major cities, I DO NOT mean Hong Kong (that shit would never fly).
I have to say, I've always thought bike-riding was pretty cool. It's just been way too long since I've actually done it (minus the bike ride to the waterfall in Khao Lak recently)... anyhoo, last summer in Paris it was bikes galore. No kidding, everyone (and their mother) rides bikes and I have to say it's pre-tty cool.
The Parisians have it sussed. They have these bike rental schemes (called Vélib’)where you pay an annual fee to pick up/drop off (all self-service) bicycles all around Paris. Basically, you pick your bike up in one location, cycle to the next, and then drop it off at another. There are more than 10,000 bikes available at over 750 locations across the city. They're a huge hit, and I can say firsthand that I've seen people partaking in this all over Paris. A year-long pass for the program costs approximately $41.75, a one-day pass $1.42 and a weekly pass $7.15. I mean, come on, to get the chance to get some exercise, be ecologically friendly (the program's expected to cut traffic by 40% by 2020) and look pretty frickin cool on a bike (they're pretty stylish if I do say so myself) ... and in Paris, I think this is a no-brainer. Wonder how long until most major cities catch up? And by most major cities, I DO NOT mean Hong Kong (that shit would never fly).
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