Paris suffers smog attack; bike-sharing system to the rescue

New York times piece with the longest url we've ever encountered :}

An excerpt:

The government, seeking to reduce automotive tailpipe emissions, encouraged citizens to use a bicycle and the readily accessible electric cars by making both free through the weekend. Paris has pioneered bicycle and car sharing, putting ranks of bikes and small electric cars in most neighborhoods, and allowing Parisians and tourists to pay low rates to rent them.