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Motorbike taxis are the mode of transport du jour for the rich and famous of the French capital, and having experienced it for himself an initially sceptical Conor Twomeycan see why

THERE'S SO much about the concept of the motorbike taxi that bothers me. As much as I love bikes, I'm aware they're a somewhat dangerous way of getting around at the best of times, so the idea of climbing on the back of a motorbike during rush hour in Paris makes me very uneasy. There's a reason just about every car in Paris has some scrape or crease or scuff somewhere along its bodywork, and I'd rather my skull wasn't used to add a few more.