Paris Bans Rental E-Scooters After Referendum
TL;DR
Paris residents voted overwhelmingly to ban rental e-scooters, making it the first major European city to do so. The ban will come into effect on September 1, 2020, and will only apply to e-scooters for hire, not those owned by individuals. The low turnout of 7.46% has led e-scooter operators to claim that the vote was not representative of the city's residents. The ban could encourage other cities to enact similar restrictions on micromobility.
- Paris votes to ban e-scooters for hire in September The Washington Post
- Parisians vote for ban on rental e-scooters Reuters
- Parisians massively vote to banish for-hire e-scooters NPR
- Paris bans e-scooters! That's what happens when you have a referendum… | Tom Peck The Independent
- Paris votes to ban rental e-scooters BBC
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