Paris to ban electric rental scooters after city residents overwhelmingly shun the devices in public referendum

On Sunday, Parisians were asked to vote in a citywide referendum on scooters, and it was a landslide: Just over 89% of those who cast a ballot voted to see rental scooters banned.Benjamin Girette/Bloomberg/Getty

Electric rental scooters were introduced to Paris in 2018. City Hall and Socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo embraced their arrival. However, it quickly became clear that traffic rules needed to change for these new vehicles, as many Parisians complained they were a danger to everyone else as some riders mounted pedestrian paths, ignored traffic lights and then abandoned the scooters all over sidewalks.

Sunday's referendum was held just a week after the government brought in new nationwide rules, including raising the minimum age for renting an e-scooter from 12 to 14.As of Monday, three companies were offering a total of 15,000 electric scooters to users in the French capital. But Mayor Hidalgo, welcoming the referendum result, confirmed that the contracts would not be renewed when they end in August.

"We're happy. It's what we've been fighting for over four years," said Arnaud Kielbasa, co-founder of the Apacauvi charity, which represents victims of e-scooter accidents. His wife and infant daughter were hit by someone on an electric scooter.

Garbage

They are a nuisance and instill bad behavior. If people actually owned one maybe they would take care of them better.

Probably important to note that turnout was 7.46%

but what about my right to be an inconsiderate douchebag :( :( :(

Please more cities do this!!!

are they done rioting about the retirement age? business as usual.

That's too bad. We visited there last July and the scooters were so nice to use to get around.

Good! They were a nuisance last time there.

kathrynw5 seems like something you’d agree with Parisians on

I wish Scottsdale would get rid of these too. I also hate the use of golf carts on roads with a posted speed limit of more than 25 mph.

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