The problem with Vélib is not the technology, it's the "young people": "jeunes" in French.

Look the news about swimming pools and destroyed aqua parks, it is the same mentality. It's also the reason why French are forbidden to go in pools in Switzerland pools that are near theborder.

So the main thing is to make the country safe, but there is no political desire for such. Then the Vélib problem will be solved.

nothing to do with the youngsters.

they get the blame for everything.

I blame ai.

There used to be a gang of youths hanging around at the top of my road.

loud music, annoying, silly hoodies, argumentative but respectful.

they have now been replaced with gangs of feral bikes hanging around the corner.

little groups of five or six bikes parked all willy nilly.

God know why the bikes are there or how they got there, I live miles from any civilisation.

I think they collude during the night and make their way to a secluded spot for a bike drug party. smoking the best illegal bike oil on the black market.