When France is on strike, bring out the bikes

The World

Shop owner Mohamed Salhi sees a spike in bike rentals whenever Paris goes on strike. He’s anticipating to see more people renting out bikes from his shop to bypass the recent transportation strike in the coming days. Host Marco Werman speaks with Salhi about what this strikes means to him, and his bike shop, “Paris à vélo c’est sympa.”

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