[sustran] Re: [carfree_network] Pollution in Paris... from Bicycles

[Pascal van den Noort]

Friends,

 

This mass outing in Paris attacking the billboards on Friday night is naïve.

The way Parisians massively take up cycling, thanks to the Billboard Company
and the Paris City Authorities, saving dramatic kilowatts of electricity and
cleaning the air in Paris, outways the use of electricity in the billboard
big time.

 

It is amazing that overnight a whole city can take up cycling, more than any
criticaster has achieved; in two months over 5,5 million times these
bicycles were used. 

 

I think this populist campaign is unwarranted. It would be naïve if we would
condone this not very bright action.

 

The car free movement as well as the pro environment movement should say NO
to these silly initiatives of these Parisian protesters. 

 

Pascal J.W. van den Noort

Velo Mondial

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