Parisians massively vote to banish for-hire e-scooters

Parisians have overwhelmingly voted to banish the French capital's ubiquitous for-hire electric scooters from their streets.

The question City Hall asked voters in a citywide mini-referendum on Sunday was: “For or against self-service scooters in Paris?” Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo hailed the consultative referendum as a success and said its outcome was “very clear.”The vote had been open to all of Paris’ 1.38 million registered voters, but the low turnout — just 7.4% of those registered — has been criticized by the scooter companies.

“We regret that Parisians will lose a shared and green transport option ... It is a step back for sustainable transport in Paris ahead of the 2024Scattered around Paris, easy to locate and hire with a downloadable app and relatively cheap, the scooters are a hit with tourists who love their speed and the help-yourself freedom they offer.

You mean, they were able to stop rioting for long enough in order to vote on e-bikes … fabulous 🇫🇷

Lucky them. They’re a mess everywhere cluttering up the sidewalks in LA.

Remember back near the turn of the century when those motorized scooters with a little weedwhacker engines on them came out, and immediately the laws were like “NOPE!!”, and there was almost no debate at all?

Cool.

I hope they do this in every major city. Any electric or motorized devices should require training, license, registration, insurance, and the wearing of a helmet. Also, these people could discover this amazing thing called walking and public transport which don’t endanger others.

Electric scooters become a nuisance to pedestrians and cars.

What a bunch of wankers 😡

Only 103,000 voted. That's just 7.4% from 1.38 million registered voters. Overwhelming? I think not. Still, the scooter-users were impossibly egoistic and dangerous. Bye bye, Paris. More European cities are certainly to follow.

Frankly.....I don't agree!!!

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