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Paris Bans Rental E-Scooters Despite Low Voter Turnout

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Paris Bans Rental E-Scooters Despite Low Voter Turnout
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Parisians have overwhelmingly voted against the use of for-hire e-scooters in a mini-referendum, with 89% rejecting them due to concerns over public safety, environmental cost-benefit, and public nuisance. The 15,000 e-scooters could vanish from central Paris at the end of August when the city's contracts with the three operators expire. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo hailed the vote as a success and vowed to respect the outcome of the consultative referendum.

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  1. Parisians massively vote to banish for-hire e-scooters  NPR
  2. Paris votes to ban rental e-scooters  BBC
  3. France referendum: Parisians vote on the future of e-scooters  Al Jazeera English
  4. Parisians vote to ban rental e-scooters from French capital by huge margin  The Guardian
  5. Paris to ban e-scooters, despite tiny vote turnout  DW (English)

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