Source: Global Times
[Global Times Comprehensive Report] From the 28th, minors will not be able to rent electric scooters in Paris. According to a report by French RMC radio station on the 28th, the city of Paris has decided to crack down on the chaos of electric scooters because it has become a "public nuisance" in public transportation.
Traveling in the crowded center of Paris, using electric scooters is more convenient than taking buses and subways. However, as more and more people use electric scooters to travel, the number of traffic accidents has also increased significantly. Violations such as running red lights, changing lanes at will, occupying sidewalks, and speeding bikes occur frequently. According to statistics from the road safety department, 24 people will die in electric scooter accidents in France in 2021.
Surgeon Elisson said that he operates on nearly 300 people injured in electric scooter accidents every year, and a quarter of them are minors.
Now, the three largest electric scooter operators in Paris have announced that their vehicles will be equipped with license plates so that the police can punish illegal car rental users, and they have launched applications to prohibit minors from renting cars. The Paris government has doubled the number of traffic police officers who supervise the electric skateboard . (Zhao Fengying)
