TNPSC Thervupettagam

Ban on rental e-scooters

April 13 , 2023 378 days 378 0
  • Paris introduced e-scooters in 2018 to promote non-polluting forms of urban transport.
  • But as the two-wheeled vehicles grew, accidents also increased.
  • In 2022, three people died and 459 were injured in e-scooter accidents in Paris.
  • In January, Mayor announced a referendum on banning e-scooters from the streets of Paris.
  • A total of 89 per cent of voters favoured the proposed ban, 11 per cent opposed it.
  • The city will completely do away with these battery-powered devices by September 1, 2023.

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