Paris To Hold Referendum To Ban Electric Scooter Rental Services

In the spring, Parisians will be able to vote on whether to keep or cancel e-scooter rentals in the city. A citizen consultation will be organized on April 2, Mayor Anne Hidalgo told Le Parisien newspaper on Saturday. Three rental companies offer about 15,000 e-scooters in Paris, which tourists and locals often use rather casually. There are accidents and chaos on the sidewalks, and there are calls for a ban. The license for rental companies expires in February.

According to the mayor, if she gets her way, the rental of electric scooters in Paris will be discontinued. E-scooters are not environmentally friendly, and company employees are not properly protected.  According to her, this issue is controversial.  After all, she wants to respect the voice of the Parisians. The use of private electric scooters should not be restricted, Hidalgo said.