Bob
23rd March 2005, 00:40
The city council in Paris are threatening to ban two-stroke bikes from the French capital. Under a plan put forward by the Greens, two-strokes would be outlawed from a swathe of residential areas in Paris.
And all motorbikes, not just two-strokes, will be placed in the same category as cars when it comes to smog alerts. When air pollution levels pass a certain threshold, the vehicle can only be used on alternate days. Beyond a second, higher level, use of the vehicle is outlawed altogether.
The plan has outraged motorcyclists’ groups as well as the many Parisians who have bought motorbikes because of the increasing cost and inconvenience of having a car in Paris.
In the past two years, 15 per cent of car owners in Paris have sold their vehicle and purchased a motorbike, says the daily Le Parisien.
And all motorbikes, not just two-strokes, will be placed in the same category as cars when it comes to smog alerts. When air pollution levels pass a certain threshold, the vehicle can only be used on alternate days. Beyond a second, higher level, use of the vehicle is outlawed altogether.
The plan has outraged motorcyclists’ groups as well as the many Parisians who have bought motorbikes because of the increasing cost and inconvenience of having a car in Paris.
In the past two years, 15 per cent of car owners in Paris have sold their vehicle and purchased a motorbike, says the daily Le Parisien.