After stopping at the Monoprix on Boulevard de Sebastopol for some supplies tonight, I decided to rest my feet and have an espresso at a big cafe across the street before heading back to the apartment with my big-sack-o-stuff.
As I struggled to hear my own thoughts amid the noise of the insane traffic, I wondered if the drivers here get their kph and mph confused. In theory, the speed limit in town is 50 kph (or about 31 mph). Maybe they see the 50 kph sign but look at the mph markings on their speedometer, thus pushing it to at least 50 mph (or 80 kph). And, of course, they must achieve that speed from a dead stop in 2 seconds (or 1 second for the motorcyclists)!
Happily, things are a bit calmer on the smaller streets and "pedestrian" streets, although even there the bicycles and delivery vehicles make their presence known quite forcefully.
(OK, OK, I know that I'm an old biddy, but gosh, they drive alarmingly fast here! So trust me, I stay away from the boulevards whenever I can.)
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YOU are talking about how fast OTHER people drive? Thanks, I needed a laugh today.
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