Not all bad: the winners of the French strikeWalking has been the most convenient option for many, even if has meant a doubling or more of their daily commutePARIS - The longest continuous transport strike in French history has exasperated Paris commuters and robbed businesses of vital foot traffic. "For us taxis it's been good," 55-year-old Jean-Robert Philippe, an independent driver, told AFP of a strike that began on December 5, with transport only gradually returning to normal. There were about 4,000 new Lime users daily on average, it said, with a high of 8,000 first-timers on the first day of the strike. Yves Benchimol, co-founder of exercise tracker WeWard told AFP that an analysis of 500,000 users of its mobile App in major French cities revealed that "on average, an individual walked 11.3 percent more since the strike started". "Patients often indicate that they could not find an available doctor or were unable to get to their doctor as a result of the transport paralysis," cofounder Nathaniel Bern told AFP.

Source: Bangkok Post January 20, 2020 16:49 UTC