Massive Bicycle Rental Scheme in Paris

Here's an interesting story out of France.

Sems all that high falutin' "Cuisine" over there, is making everyone too fat, and the Government is trying to get everyone off their lard asses.....

Nah, that's not the true reason... ;-D

Paris put the wheels in motion for more eco-friendly transport on Sunday when more than 10,000 gleaming grey bicycles went up for rental at hundreds of stations across the city.

Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe unveiled the bicycle rental scheme to encourage residents and tourists to pedal their way along the Seine, past the Louvre and around the Eiffel Tower, cutting back traffic and reducing pollution.

The new service called Velib will "bring to Paris lovers a bit more air, a bit more innovation and as its name suggests, a lot more liberty," Delanoe said at a ceremony to launch the bicycle rental in central Paris.

It seems that other cities on the Continent have the same idea.

Read the full story, in the Taipei Times, of all places. ;-D