Daredevils on quad bikes

We went to a fayre last weekend, a "summerfest" that thankfully did not feel too summery, because of cool weather. Among the attractions, there were a number of shows, like some daredevils on motorbike, then on four wheelers, or quad bikes. Or ATVs, as they are called where I am from. They did a few stunts, pretty impressive, but I must confess I quickly got bored. Maybe because I am not a big fan of the all-terrain vehicles that we sometimes see (or hear) on the main roads of our little town. I blogged about it before. It's all right to be a professional daredevil on a show, in a controlled environment, but I suspect those driving these things on the main roads to be a bit too keen to play amateur daredevils themselves.

ATV(?)

We live in a small town here. We love it, that is why we remained where we are for nearly 16 years now. We saw a few strange signs in the years we have been here. Especially on the road. Old, vintage vehicles,mainly, and some other kinds of vehicles that simply have no place in town, however small. Last week, we saw an all-terrain vehicle on one of the main roads. It's not the first time. At least there was only one: last year I saw (and heard) three of them. And my question every time I see one is: what they is it doing here? I mean we are not a big city, but we're not exactly a remote little hamlet in the middle of nowhere. These things are from what I understand quite polluting. They are certainly noisy as hell, in any case (and noise is another form of pollution). I always found them kind of chavy too, in any circumstances, but especially in town. And I don't think they are very safe or driven by very safe people, for a town with lots of families and young children. So who is the genius who  thinks it is a good, sensible idea to drive them here as if they were in the middle of the tundra? I really want to know.

Des VTT dans la rue

Il y a quelques jours, quand le soir tombait et qu'on essayait de faire dormir petit loup, ma femme et moi (et petit loup: il en a perdu le sommeil) avons entendu un vrombissement pas très loin. C'était très bruyant. J'ai jeté un coup d'oeil à la fenêtre, je pensais que c'étaient des motos ou une voiture qui déconnait dans le stationnement du bureau derrière chez nous. mais non: c'étaient des quatre roues (le terme exact maintenant est VTT je crois) qui passaient deux rues plus loin. Des quatre roues. On n'est pas une très grande ville, à peine plus qu'un village, mais quand même, on ne vit pas en campagne! Voulez-vous bien me dire ce qu'ils crissaient là? Je n'ai jamais aimé les quatre roues ni les trois roues: j'ai toujours trouvé que c'étaient des véhicules vulgaires, colons et épais. Et je n'ai pas trop envie d'en voir dans les environs de notre quartier résidentiel.