A Motocrotte, meaning "crudmobile", (officially Caninette) was a type of motorcycle with a powerful vacuum that had one specific purpose within urban sanitation: to suck dog poop off the Paris sidewalks. From 1982 to 2002, the city of Paris paid patrollers to operate a fleet of 100 motocrotte vehicles through the most heavily-soiled sidewalks of Paris.
A Motocrotte, meaning "crudmobile", (officially Caninette) was a type of motorcycle with a powerful vacuum that had one specific purpose within urban sanitation: to suck dog poop off the Paris sidewalks. From 1982 to 2002, the city of Paris paid patrollers to operate a fleet of 100 motocrotte vehicles through the most heavily-soiled sidewalks of Paris.
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