Tuesday, 9 October 2018

Day 188: Scooters

Dinner Menu

  • Blanquette de Veau de Ratoune au girolles avec pommes de terres et carottes cuite au Romertopf
  • Salade verte
  • Fromages variés et baguette
  • Eau pétillante (maison)
My Dad arrived in the late afternoon as he is staying the night.  One of the first things he asked was whether I used the Electric Kick Scooters (not Mopeds) which have appeared all over Paris.  Considering the tone of my blog which shows my enthusiasm for electric vehicles and the shared economy you can guess my response.  I was one of the first users when they started appearing in Paris in July.  Now there is three different companies providing them and they are all over the city.  The speed with which Parisians have taken to this new mode of transportation is quite amazing.  A combination of failure by the City government to ensure a smoothly running Velib bike sharing scheme and the exceptional weather we have been having in Paris means that the scooters are the ideal solution at the right time.  I hope the system will be encouraged and developed.  Any alternative to cars is great in my view.  I would like all petrol and diesel engines to be banned from Paris before I "retire".

No comments:

Post a Comment

Day 365 (bis) : End!

Well this is it.  After 365 days my blog is finally coming to an end.  I know there have been ups and downs, good and bad, controversial an...