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minus-square@SinningStromgald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink40•7 months agoAnd the French never forget. In 2019 they vandalized 60% of all speed cameras in the country. They are still pissed over speed cameras. And seemingly more upset over mobile automated speedtrap vans. 50k cameras vandalized and over 2.5k had to be scrapped due to damage costing the French government an estimated 177mil euros. Simple things like this are why I love the French.
minus-square@MintyFresh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink12•7 months agoThe Paris Fishwives march on Versailles is one of my favorite historical antecdotes. They basically walked up to the soldiers, disarmed them, then marched up to the king and court and told them what for!
minus-square@horseloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish1•7 months agoYes, round our way the speed cameras are buried under a tower of tractor tyres. It’s beautiful.
And the French never forget.
In 2019 they vandalized 60% of all speed cameras in the country.
They are still pissed over speed cameras. And seemingly more upset over mobile automated speedtrap vans. 50k cameras vandalized and over 2.5k had to be scrapped due to damage costing the French government an estimated 177mil euros.
Simple things like this are why I love the French.
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The Paris Fishwives march on Versailles is one of my favorite historical antecdotes. They basically walked up to the soldiers, disarmed them, then marched up to the king and court and told them what for!
Yes, round our way the speed cameras are buried under a tower of tractor tyres. It’s beautiful.