France surrenders to practicality, pays people to bike

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By Jim MeyerJun 3, 2014, 8:04 am57 pts
Adding to the list of terrible French ideas that includes the fry, the metric system, and, fittingly if arguably, the bicycle, comes an idea to get more people to ride said bikes. It turns out clean air, energy independence, and a healthy body just aren’t enough for most people, so, according to Reuters,…

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