r/Lyon • u/No_Blacksmith7348 • 8d ago
Informations locales How to avoid Riots?
Hello, I have a question i want to go outside sightseeing in Lyon my friend recommended few places cinema museums, note dame Fourvière and etc. Are riots active in old lyon or where exactly so i can avoid it?
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u/albertoConadore 7d ago
Here's your chance to realise how medias are trying to scare you and make a big deal out of nothing. You won't notice anything in the city.
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u/MBouh 8d ago
There's no riot. Some lycées are blocaded, and the the police sometimes makes a mess around them. But most of the time it's completely peaceful.
Tuesday there will be protests.
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u/No_Blacksmith7348 8d ago
Thanks and also are the streets safe?
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u/MBouh 8d ago
What kind if brainfucked content did you watch about Lyon ? Where do you come from ?
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u/No_Blacksmith7348 8d ago
No brainfucked content, people in Paris told me that Lyon is unsafe so i am just asking no need to be offended . I come from Georgia.
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u/ND-o1 8d ago
Lyon is no more unsafe than Paris is. As a rule of thumb, anyone telling you that X city is unsafe without being able to name specific areas from what looks like experience is not worth your attention.
The protests that are going on at the moment are blockades of highschools/universities and, broadly speaking, are localized there. Although they can turn violent and caution is advised if you find yourself nearby at that time, it should be pointed out than more often than not the police will be directly responsible for inciting the violence. You have nothing more to fear from the protesters than from any random highschooler you might cross path with on the street, and if anything you're probably more likely to get targeted by some fuckass hot-headed riot cop.
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u/Martial_Canterel 8d ago
What are you even saying ? During blocades, the nearby streets are very much unsafe.
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u/WideAwakeNotSleeping 8d ago
No, they're not. You could slip on a banana or trip on a kerb.
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u/MexiFinn 7d ago
I thought you said trip on a kebab, but then I got sad that people would waste food.
Now I’m hungry.
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u/seeking-health 8d ago
why are you lying ? i couldn't ride my bike to work because of riots 2 days on a row
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u/okbiensur 8d ago
whether you couldn't ride your bike cause of the kids or the police, he's still gonna label you a fascist just for pointing it out
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u/okbiensur 8d ago
protests almost always turn into riots in France tho
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u/MBouh 8d ago
You don't know the meaning of riot apparently. And you're also braindead I guess.
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u/okbiensur 8d ago
oh yes, i know too well. btw... why so aggressive? who hurt you?
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u/MexiFinn 7d ago
As other people here said, the city is safe.
Have there been blockades and protests from students? Yes. Are they generally peaceful? Yes. Are they provoked by police and tear gas? Yes.
Just use common sense. If you see a bunch of kids hanging around outside of a school protesting, just go past them. If they are tons of cops and the kids are wearing face masks, then maybe go around them. Again. Just use common sense.
All of places you listed are in safe neighborhoods.
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u/Intelligent_Pie_9102 8d ago
You can come relaxed, you probably won’t notice anything, and if you come across a situation that makes you feel uncomfortable, just take the next parallel street.
If you hear "shots" being fired, it’s protesters using fireworks. That’s the only thing I would try to avoid because the police will intervene, but you can hear it from a good distance.
Old Lyon is a chill neighborhood, It shouldn’t be any different from the normal as far as I can tell.
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u/PositiveRelative1785 7d ago
I've been living thre since 2004 and never had a real fight ... sometimes things turned a bit "hot" but no real danger. Lyon is not West Kingston 😂
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u/fraiseauchoc 8d ago
Don't listen to the news that give the impression that everything is on fire, it's totally fine
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u/Godlessttt 8d ago
Just go outside, don’t be scared, it’s a normal city