In increasingly crowded urban centers, two wheels were still synonymous with newfound freedom: more compact and manoeuvrable, these vehicles made it possible to slip through traffic, and a certain state of tolerance was practiced towards them parkingwhich is free in most cases.

However, the situation is gradually changing and, targeting motorists, the city of Paris introduced in 2022 paid parking for two-wheelers, which day by day makes the capital of France a bit more attractive. But other cities are preparing to follow this bad example.

Boulogne-Billancourt attacks motorcycle and scooter users

In fact, the municipality of Boulogne-Biancourtlocated in Haute-de-Seine (92), on the immediate outskirts in the south-west of Paris, is preparing to make paid parking for motorcycles and scooters, from 2024. As such, it follows in the footsteps of its counterparts in Greater Paris, such as Kremlin-Bicetre, Charenton-les-Ponts and Vincennes, other towns bordering Paris located in the Val-de-Marne (94).

The municipality of Boulogne-Billancourt is going even further: from November 1, 2023, motorcycles and scooters parked on city sidewalks are prohibited. systematically verbalizedand from December 1, 2023, they will be directly immobilized and arrested ! A very subtle way to prove to the people of Boulogne that their motorbikes and scooters are no more more welcomein this city, where Renault workshops were once born.

Paid parking for two-wheelers from January 1, 2024

Thus, as of January 1, 2024, motorcycle and scooter parking will be charged in Boulogne-Billancourt at a yet-to-be-announced rate. On this occasion, 200 allocated seats for motorcycles and scooters will be created by the city, on the road: which is not necessarily good news, since they will undoubtedly replace the places for cars, which are already rare.

“To keep pedestrians and families safe, sidewalks should no longer be allowed to park motorized two-wheeled vehicles”clarifies on its website the commune of Boulogne, which draws the conclusions of a survey conducted among 10,000 people, i.e. only 8% of the city’s 120,000 residents, not counting the thousands of other people who work there every day.

Another bit of bad news: this unpopular measure also comes with another change coming make everyday life even more difficult all road users. Actually, Speed ​​limit has just been downgraded to 30 km/h throughout the city of Boulogne-Billancourt (except for departmental roads)!

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