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New reflective clothing law cancelled!
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This seems to have passed most people by.

A law was coming into force on January 1st 2013 forcing all bikers to wear some reflective clothing.

As of November 27th Manuel Valls, the French transport minister has announced the cancellation of this propsed new law. Hopefully they will also abandon the new law prohibiting filtering in traffic. Most Frenxch people are of the view that it would be impossible to police it particuarly in cities. If you have driven in Paris you will understand!!

Anyway good news that is the direct result of French bikers vocally opposing and demonstrating against this stupid law.

One of the things i like about the French is that they dont just roll over and let stupid politicians tell them what to do.
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Good to hear the law has been overturned.

I didn't even realise they were planning to make filtering illegal!
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One of the things i like about the French is that they dont just roll over and let stupid politicians tell them what to do.
An admirable quality.
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An admirable quality.
+1. The population of the UK could learn a lot from the French in this regard.
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It is good news and, like many other people, I'm great full to those French bikers who protested. I think MAG have been doing some great work, too. There's much more to do, still, and if you feel you could, you should look into the work MAG and others are doing.
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I`d have to say that one of the big differences between a protest by bikers here in France and in the UK is that generally the French people in generale like bikes and bikers. Anyone who has ridden here will know about the way the French drive into the gutter to let you pass.

You will also never be turned away from a campsite, restaurant etc in France for being dressed in a leather jacket or carrying a crash helmet.

I attend a number of rideouts over here and the police shut roads, junctions etc no problem. Cant realy imagine that happening in the UK!

All admirable qualities!
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I`d have to say that one of the big differences between a protest by bikers here in France and in the UK is that generally the French people in generale like bikes and bikers. Anyone who has ridden here will know about the way the French drive into the gutter to let you pass.

You will also never be turned away from a campsite, restaurant etc in France for being dressed in a leather jacket or carrying a crash helmet.

I attend a number of rideouts over here and the police shut roads, junctions etc no problem. Cant realy imagine that happening in the UK!

All admirable qualities!
Here here and good to know that some common sense has prevailed!
I also like the "two fingers up" approach to some of the politics of France; one could also describe it as grass roots democracy.

I always enjoy riding in France for the reasons given above + the hotel receptionists and other staff don't view you as some kind of dork or an alien species from another world.
I think the French motorists are even better nowadays than some years ago, when I first rode there, and they are streets ahead (every pun intended) with their awareness of who else is on the road and in the vicinity of their own particular 4, or more, wheels.
I attribute at least some of this to the wide open spaces that are available there compared with the over-crowded highways of the UK that are covered in every kind of detritus and deterioration of the road surface.
But I digress from the thread at this point.

ps Are we still supposed to be carrying a breath test kit while travelling in France on the roads? (there was a period of grace and favour given for this new law I think).
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