The French capital is likely to become the second European city after Barcelona to ban devices, as mayor Anna Hidalgo promised to respect the referendum decision. The ban won’t affect e-bikes and private scooters – only rental services like Lime, Tier and Dott.

what is known

• After a failed launch in 2018, Paris imposed strict rules and reduced the number of rental companies from around 20 to three.
• After a series of accidents, including the fatal accident in 2021, the city introduced new rules, such as speed limits of up to 10 kilometers per hour in designated areas and fines for not using designated parking spaces.
• However, residents continued to complain about the unsafe operation and devices strewn on city sidewalks.

Paris was one of the first cities to use electric scooters, but critics argue that they do more harm than good. The concern is people driving between streams of cars, maneuvering alongside pedestrians on sidewalks, but not wearing helmets. It is dangerous considering that this type of transport can be used by children over 12 years old. Additionally, many people do not like when groups of parked electric scooters clutter up the sidewalks and singles lounging in different places.

But the move runs counter to Mayor Hidalgo’s attempts to make Paris less polluted and less dependent on cars. As part of its commitment to be carbon neutral by 2050, the city has pledged to phase out combustion-engined cars by 2030, plant as many as 170,000 trees, install electric chargers for electric vehicles, and promote e-mobility, including e-bikes. . finally electric scooter Now these plans will have to change.