The Life-Sized City Blog: Bicycle Rush Hour in La Rochelle, France

The drawbridge was up over the harbour and everyone had to wait for a sailboat to pass before the bicycle riders and pedestrians could progress in the afternoon.This is La Rochelle, France, on the west coast a couple of hours north of Bordeaux.

Music: Mireille Matheiu - Les bicyclettes de belsize. This video is a perfect candidate for the Slow Bicycle Movement, as is the blossoming bicycle culture in most French cities.


Here's the Copenhagen version of bicyclists waiting for a drawbridge.

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