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France surrenders to practicality, pays people to bike
2014-06-03 14:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Adding to the list of terrible French ideas that includes the fry, the metric system, and, fittingly if arguably, the bicycle, comes an idea to get more people to ride said bikes. It turns out clean air, energy independence, and a healthy body just arent enough for most people, so, according to Reuters, France is going to try paying people to ride: French Transport Minister Frederic Cuvillier, noting that commuting using public transport and cars is already subsidized, said that if results...
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