France is now offering a €4k e-bike subsidy to people who trade in their car

Re:France is now offering a €4k e-bike subsidy to people who... by Ragnarokk on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @09:56AM (#32564984)

Because French cities are now planned to forbid cars inside the center. A lot of cities like Paris or Lyon have already planned dates for it to happen. Plus, old city centers tend to not have any garage and the few parking places are very expensive. Bicycle lanes tend to replace car lanes and circulating in car is nightmarish on design.

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Re:France is now offering a €4k e-bike subsidy to people who... by Scoundreller on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @10:54AM (#32565792)

After getting lost in a few: « what design? »

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Re:France is now offering a €4k e-bike subsidy to people who... by Ragnarokk on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @04:13AM (#32576276)

For example, in my city, lots of 2-way streets are replaced by 1-way with bicycle lane. As there is more 1-ways, you sometimes have to drive in circles to get somewhere. On the weekends, parts of the city that are normally drivable are closed to cars. There is a highway entrance near my workplace. Some months ago, there was a stoplight on pedestrian demand, now it is mandatory even though there are close to no pedestrian there. The cars have now to wait 2 minutes more to get on the highway. I can't think of more for now but there are surely other examples.

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