French Bike Protests

[SPman]

This is how you protest over stupid laws.....

French motorcyclists more angry than ever UK France Bikers.com

Think it would work here??????

[Shogun]

wow, sounds verry well done and organised. i love the part about the bikes taking up the space of a car, puts shit into perspective lol.

[SPman]

Yep -
To Michèle Merli’s recent message “They [motorcyclists] must not go faster than cars… otherwise they should commute by public transport”, the FFMC’s response is very clear: if you treat motorbikes and scooters like cars, they will behave like cars and cause congestion.

And when "In response to a statement made by the French Transport Secretary, Jean-Marc Belotti, who said “If they [bikers] are not happy, they can take the metro like everyone else”, protestors took over the Paris underground network.

[RathoRA]

Well done France. Well done indeed.

[Shady7/8]

Wow the french have come along way since WWII... hehehehe

[Kytty]

THats a certain kinda awesome Oh to have a bucket of popcorn and sit on the overpass and watch ... or better yet help aid the congestion hehe. Tho sitting on the overpass watching would be kinda cool .. Im in a spin as to which I would choose

[HotelBushranger]

Fuckin good on em, French have always been one of the best at protesting against the government.

[Desmo]

wow, sounds verry well done and organised.

That's the French though, they are very adept at fighting what they see as unjust and immoral in their own country, but when it comes to actually defending their country.... Surrender monkeys.

[mewnz]

Imagine half that level of organisation and participation over here, ah to dream

[Kael]

I love it "power to the people"

[The Saint]

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French bikers are still The Daddys!

I lol'd

[Gambino]

I would love that, its a dream come true to me that Australians, and bikers would actually stand up against the government

[Geeza]

Viva Le France!

[Colonel Mustard]

this kind of thing has happened in australia. In the 1980's MRA organised a mass protest where motorcyclists came into melbournes CBD early and took up almost all the car parking spaces, even paying to do so.
Unfortunatly MRA is almost non excistent anymore. This could happen in perth if enough people were involved.

[Roger Explosion]

Congratulations to our French cousins. I would suggest clogging up the Perth CDB in protest over here, but the council seem to have that covered already.

[mewnz]

this kind of thing has happened in australia. In the 1980's MRA organised a mass protest where motorcyclists came into melbournes CBD early and took up almost all the car parking spaces, even paying to do so.
Unfortunatly MRA is almost non excistent anymore. This could happen in perth if enough people were involved.

This example simply demonstrates that nearly three decades ago motorcyclists in one city had the minerals and organisation to protest something (and motorcycles can still park on footpaths etc in melb to this day, so good on em)

Has no real relevance to today, though... unless I'm missing a large protest ride that achieved something recently

[goof]

Very impressive. The French have always been good at this, the farmers especially.

But as people have said, sadly our government has no fear of any decent protests happening here whatever they do.

[shmoo]

maybe people in Perth are not drawn to protest on parking because in reality it just isnt THAT big of an issue.

[jules_1972]

Yep, doesnt bother me....

[killswitch54923]

does me, paying to leave my bike unprotected on the side of a road......... PROTEST!