It’s back for 3 weeks of Olympic routes PARIS 2024
This page is translated from the original post "C’est reparti pour 3 semaines de voies olympiques PARIS 2024" in French.
- 22/08/2024 17:04
Dear Francilians, have you missed them? The amazing special lanes for PARIS 2024 are back this Thursday, August 22.
The Paris 2024 Olympics turned out to be an absolute success, much to the chagrin of the grumblers who promised us hell on earth. However, the organizing committee did not simplify their task by abandoning the usual closed stadiums to set up competition areas in the city center and in prestigious locations such as the Palace of Versailles. Traffic, of course, was disrupted within Paris, but with holidaymakers absent and the public transport network holding up well, everything went smoothly.
On the other hand, the traffic plan implemented in the capital and its surroundings for this Olympic Games was created in spite of all common sense. How can one seriously close major roadways to install sports infrastructures while disrupting bus traffic and soft mobility transport to favor the passage of official vehicles? On the Paris ring road, motorcycles and scooters are still required to weave through the traffic between car lanes, even though the PARIS 2024 lanes remain desperately empty. And what about inner Paris where the reserved lanes are prohibited for bicycles and scooters, forcing these non-polluting vehicles to zigzag between cars and motorcycles? Not only is this extremely dangerous, but any violator is subject to a fine of 135 euros and legal action. Don’t believe us? It is written in black and white on the site Anticiperlesjeux.gouv.fr: “It will be forbidden to circulate on these lanes for all other vehicles (including bicycles and scooters). Any vehicle circulating on an Olympic lane without prior authorization is subject to a fine of 135 euros and legal action.”
The City Hall of Paris has once again proven that focusing on the best way to reduce the number of cars in Paris, without considering alternatives, is an obstacle to any intelligent and sustainable solution. And off we go again!
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