Angles Morts

[Origamist]

Parisian Cycling:

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAethD1Io_Y&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fhembrow%2Eblogspot%2Ecom%2F&feature=player_embedded

 

[Bollo]

Crivens!

 

[Theseus]

And there was me thinking that France was a cycle friendly country.

 

[Arch]

But that's Paris. It's like comparing London to the rest of the country - more so in fact, if I understand it right - French people regard Parisiens as a another species...

 

[accountantpete]

It's a far cry from the country lanes round here - mind you they don't have the cow shoot at cattle crossings to deal with.

 

[benborp]

- mind you they don't have the cow shoot at cattle crossings to deal with.

You'd be surprised how much comes out of a poodle - or not if you've actually tried to walk down a Parisian pavement.

The last time I was in Paris I was surprised at how many people there were on the Velib bikes. Many of the riders were quite clueless and a lot of the drivers seem to extend no mercy to anyone. Paris is a completely different cycling experience to the rest of France.

 

[magnatom]

It's a shame I can't read French, however, you don't need to understand the language to understand the problem. As for a solution...

He must have collected bucket loads of footage to make that video! Even I don't have that much!

 

[Globalti]

Gawd! It's a city FFS! Other people have to live and work there, get over it!

 

[dellzeqq]

Well, if nothing else, it sugests that putting bike lanes next to the footpath is a recipe for disaster wherever you do it.

 

[CotterPin]

Gawd! It's a city FFS! Other people have to live and work there, get over it!

But maybe giving each other a leeeetttle bit more consideration?

 

[CotterPin]

It's a shame I can't read French, however, you don't need to understand the language to understand the problem. As for a solution...

He must have collected bucket loads of footage to make that video! Even I don't have that much!

I guess he is using it for a different purpose to you? From the videos you have posted here I get the impression that you tend to look at specific incidents between individual roadusers. This fellow is looking at the entire infrastructure. In that case, the cumulutive effect works extremely well, don't you think?

 

[wafflycat]

Driving in Paris is insane. I've never cycled in the centre.

Done both. Driving in Paris is, indeed, a nightmare. Cycling in Paris is a joy - even in the rush hour. Even round this in the rush hour. That's not one of my pics - it just illustrates the location and that driving there is hell; cycling a different matter altogether

 

[porteous]

I spent two days last week driving a coach EVER SO CAREFULLY round Paris. I am still shaking!!