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Fri 12 Dec 2009Bike rental scheme expands despite staggering vandalism rates
LETTER FROM PARIS:Attention is turning to the capital’s next green public transport wheeze – electric cars for hire, writes RUADHÁN Mac CORMAIC
THE RELIEF of coming upon one of those sleek green-lit bike rental stations just when you need it is one of the small pleasures of Parisian life. But the balm of civic gratitude that settled over me as I coasted along near-deserted streets after missing the last buses and metros recently is scarcely universal.
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