Critics say riders show only cursory respect for the rules of the road
They often defy bans on riding on pavements, or park without consideration, while some abandon the scooters in parks or even toss them into the Seine river.
Fans, meanwhile, praise the zippy fleets – totalling 15,000 scooters operated by the hire companies Lime, Dott and Tier – as a fast, non-polluting alternative to cars or crowded public transport. Hidalgo said Paris residents would be asked “a very simple question” in the referendum planned for 2 April: “Do we or don’t we continue with free-floating rental scooters?”A ban would make Paris an exception among major cities.
In September, the capital already threatened the three operators with non-renewal of their licences, which expire in March, if they failed to limit reckless riding and other “misuses”. The operators in November came up with a number of suggested improvements, including equipping the scooters with licence plates that would allow easier tracking of riders running a red light, or travelling in pairs on the single-person vehicles – both common violations.
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