Paris bans electric scooters with 89% of votes in referendum, but low turnout is disputed

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  1. I think it would be better to cap limit the number of rental scooters, while allowing private scooters, and force companies to have scooter park areas.
    (Edit: added *rental*)

  2. Every Parisian had the chance to ~~vote in the referendum~~ voice their opinion in the public consultation. It’s quite sad that so many young people chose not to and rather be passive consumers than active participants. But what was the reason for their decision? Are they losing interest in democracy?

  3. They are banned in Netherlands and that is a good thing. They introduce too many issues and bikes are better in all regards

  4. I’m hoping this spreads through Europe. The e-scooters for rent are absolute disasters in my city and others that I visit. First, the sidewalks, bikelanes, and even roads are littered with them now. Some just leave them in crosswalks so now people in wheelchairs can’t access sidewalks. The riders are also problems as they’re the reckless types and they’re getting into accidents all the time, riding on sidewalks through crowds, riding the wrong way on bike lanes, generally intimidating people with them, and simply parking them on roadways. The typical rider in the cities I see them in are the Turkish youths who don’t care about anyone. They’re those types with the fake gucci manpurses, fake poofy moncler purses, greasy hair and those huge pants, so people have orientation. It’s often large packs of these Turkish youths riding around and terrorizing people.

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