Deputy Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire told AFP on Thursday that while they were still discussing the matter, Hidalgo was working towards a ban that would make Paris one of the few major cities to ban fleets of electric scooters. free-floating death.
An electric scooter driver in Paris was killed after colliding with a lorry on Thursday, police said, days before Mayor Anne Hidalgo decided whether to book fleets of e-motorcycle rentals. outlawed or not.
Deputy Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire told AFP on Thursday that while they were still discussing the matter, Hidalgo was working towards a ban that would make Paris one of the few major cities to ban fleets of electric scooters. free-floating death.
Accidents increased as the popularity of these devices skyrocketed, with 22 people dying in Paris last year, up from seven in 2020.
Like many major cities, Paris is grappling with how to enforce safety measures on zippy devices, touted as a non-polluting alternative to cars or transport. crowded public transport.
Critics argue that motorists show only slight respect for road rules and frequently defy sidewalk bans, not to mention careless parking or abandoned scooters. dropped in a park or thrown into the Seine.
The French capital cracked down a few years ago by limiting the number of operators to just three – Dott, Lime and Tier – and the total number of scooters to 15,000.
But in September, officials gave the companies a month to put in place measures to curb reckless driving and other “abuses” or risk losing their licenses.
