Paris votes to ban rental e-scooters

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Post by belter » Sun, Apr 02, 2023, 9:15 PM UTC

Paris votes to ban rental e-scooters
france24.com

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Post by shtopointo » Sun, Apr 02, 2023, 9:32 PM UTC

Excellent vote from the people of Paris! It's too easy to take these things on the sidewalk, go 20mph and disregard the people around you. Those things also weight quite a bit, so getting hit with that may be life altering.

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Post by FeistySkink » Sun, Apr 02, 2023, 9:32 PM UTC

I hope this becomes EU-wide. Every season it seems like there's a new generation that discovers and abuses them to no end, endangering everybody around.

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Post by eternalban » Sun, Apr 02, 2023, 9:32 PM UTC

During the transport strike in December 2019, these e-scooters were a life saver. I rode those all over Paris (would never do the same in NYC, even though I used to bike the city) and it was great and perfectly safe. [I never used the sidewalk.] That thing even almost made it up the hill to Montmarte.

On the other hand, my cousin was struck by an irresponsible scooter (who was zipping on the sidewalk) when walking by the Seine, and had to have surgery on her foot. She absolutely hated those things and likely is more representative of how Parisians feel about them than my tourist self.

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Post by Raed667 » Sun, Apr 02, 2023, 9:34 PM UTC

Despite a massive lobbying effort, and paying French influencers to push a pro e-scooter narrative (illegally)

https://archive.ph/Pz4uj

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Post by outside1234 » Sun, Apr 02, 2023, 9:34 PM UTC

These things are just not safe for anyone involved. Good for them.

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Post by cuteboy19 » Sun, Apr 02, 2023, 9:37 PM UTC

Why not just go with e bikes

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Post by prepend » Sun, Apr 02, 2023, 9:37 PM UTC

I had a really nice time using escooters to get around Paris a few years ago. It’s too bad that time is over.

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Post by flak48 » Sun, Apr 02, 2023, 9:39 PM UTC

London meanwhile, continues to ban personally owned e-scooters - allowing only rental e-scooters!

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Post by hackerlight » Sun, Apr 02, 2023, 9:39 PM UTC

FeistySkink wrote: post #3

I hope this becomes EU-wide. Every season it seems like there's a new generation that discovers and abuses them to no end, endangering everybody around.

Cars are far more dangerous, no?