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French Report - Funny Scooters
Today, we take a look at a couple of oddities from our reporter in Paris (me!)







The George Formby scooter.










"Pregna-scoot" by Piaggio



These are becoming really popular now as you only need a car licence to ride them!








The "Ticket Immune" scooter. Park it where you like, it can't get a parking fine!



Only in Switzerland


one of the increasing number of eleccy bicycles. However...




Only the Swiss would make you register it!











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The Paris police have got themselves some new speed machines.





Not so much "crap yourself" but "wet yourself laughing"






Thunderbolt will see them off anyday, and that Continental GT up the road!






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I think a cyclist was murdered on that street, - You can still see the white outline! :O

Those twin front wheel Vespas are amazingly common. I noticed that when I escaped the Rugby World Cup in 2011 and went to Paris. I believe that the handling is remarkable but you just know that they are going to be a maintenance issue in time to come. As for registering electric bikes they have instituted a rule over here that anything over 300w has to be registered but under is just a bicycle with benefits. My old cyclemotored machines are supposedly 500w but because they are rocking horse excrement I think I'll be able to flannel my way out of a ticket.

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Here is the latest concept.



(Try and keep a straight face!)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2OJa-vWEaE

It's early, I bnot woke yet!

Actually that looks brilliant. So much better than a standard quad. Here in NZ we have multiple deaths every year from quad bikes rolling. This setup sorts the usual issues out. I expect we will see more of these particularly in off road fettle.

Did you see President Hollande used a two wheels in front scoot to visit his mistress. They should make a special commemorative "presidentiale" model.

They do, it's got a very small exhaust pipe.