Parisians vote to ban e-scooters from French capital

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PARIS: An overwhelming majority of Parisians voted to ban electric scooters from the streets of the French capital on Sunday (Apr 2), in a non-binding referendum that city authorities ha

from the streets of the French capital on Sunday , in a non-binding referendum that city authorities have said they would follow.

"I preferred to vote against, because in Paris it's a mess," railway worker Ibrahim Beutchoutak, 47, told Reuters TV."The way it's organised, the danger that it creates in Paris, the visual pollution, it's not good." In 2021, 24 people died in scooter-related accidents in France, including one in Paris. Last year, Paris registered 459 accidents with e-scooters and similar vehicles, including three fatal ones."In my work, we see a lot of road accidents caused by scooters, so we really see the negative effects," general physician Audrey Cordier, 38, told Reuters after voting against the scooters.

It gave them a three-year contract, required that scooters' speed be capped at 20kmh and imposed designated scooter parking areas. The current contracts will run until September.

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