It will be impossible to rent electric scooters in Paris from September 1st rent electric scooters
Paris has become the first city in Europe to ban electric scooters, with the ban taking effect September 1st. The decision to ban this type of transport was made following the results of a city referendum that dealt with the issue & nbsp; use of electric scooters. 89% were in favor of the ban, RTBF reports.
Local residents have long complained about vehicles scattered throughout the city, which also sometimes explode. True, in fairness it should be noted that only 100 thousand people participated in the referendum, and the population of Paris – several million.
The innovation, according to the city authorities, will make it possible to protect pedestrians and help electric vehicles scattered around the city.
Some facts:
-now in Paris – about 15 thousand electric scooters
– every third scooter's license expired
– in 2022 in Paris there were about 400 thousand rides on electric scooters.