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#306892 1-Sep-2023 00:09

From the Telegraph today:

“Paris is set to retire its last for-hire electric scooter as it becomes the first major European capital to ban rental vehicles from its streets.

Operators Lime, Dott and Tier had been given a September 1 deadline to withdraw their estimated 15,000 e-scooters from the French capital.

The restriction only applies to rental units, with Parisians still allowed to ride privately-owned e-scooters.”

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#3122439 1-Sep-2023 06:51

good job

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#3122440 1-Sep-2023 06:56

In a referendum 90% voted against rental e-scooters, 90% didn't bother voting. The e-scooter operators are swapping them out with rental e-bikes. Net change probably 0.

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#3122441 1-Sep-2023 06:58

I initially misread the title as "rectal". That was confusing.

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#3122450 1-Sep-2023 07:34

timmmay:

I initially misread the title as "rectal". That was confusing.

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#3122455 1-Sep-2023 07:47

timmmay:
I initially misread the title as "rectal". That was confusing.

That's the other Parisian pavement problem, great piles of dog poo or "merde!".

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#3122470 1-Sep-2023 08:19

In the UK they're going in the opposite direction - they're banning private scooters from the streets and only allowing rentals.

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#3122486 1-Sep-2023 08:41

Handsomedan:
In the UK they're going in the opposite direction - they're banning private scooters from the streets and only allowing rentals.

Only bureaucrats could think that made sense.

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#3122494 1-Sep-2023 08:51

Geektastic:
Handsomedan:

In the UK they're going in the opposite direction - they're banning private scooters from the streets and only allowing rentals.

Only bureaucrats could think that made sense.

Reading social media posts, the fines being dished out are eye-watering.

Some are getting their scooters confiscated while others are getting tickets for not having road tax and insurance!
And they get points on their licence (if they have one).

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#3122511 1-Sep-2023 09:22

Paris is doing some great things in terms of making their city accessible. Improvements to PT, walking and cycling access. It's important to not just look at this in isolation and go "oh, we should ban them too" because you'd be missing the point.

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#3122544 1-Sep-2023 10:00

I'm not surprised and it's definitely a good idea.

I was there last September visiting mum and dad, they had to go to a hospital appointment and decided to drive to the city. The amount of near misses between cars/scooters and pedestrians was shocking!

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#3122592 1-Sep-2023 11:07

Interestingly this morning I saw a guy pull up in a Cityhop van (blasting Alan Walker's "Faded") and replace the battery in one of the purple scooters parked on the berm rather than taking it away to charge. Took him about 20 seconds.

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#3122598 1-Sep-2023 11:12

Handsomedan:

In the UK they're going in the opposite direction - they're banning private scooters from the streets and only allowing rentals.

On principle, they do exactly the opposite of what seems more logical (or EU European). 😄

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#3122635 1-Sep-2023 12:06

Tinkerisk:

Handsomedan:

In the UK they're going in the opposite direction - they're banning private scooters from the streets and only allowing rentals.

On principle, they do exactly the opposite of what seems more logical (or EU European). 😄

They couldn't possibly do the same as all them "Foreign Johnny's" :D

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#3122651 1-Sep-2023 12:28

I understand the Paris problem was highlighted by the number of fatal accidents.
Rentals also littering pavements and such.
Probably sheer numbers of tourists who have no skills grabbing one after a few drinks.
It all seems to easy for inexperienced, combined with limited stability.

You may not have experience to know how loose paving stone, or that curb edge may trip you up.
Plus on holiday to you want that memorable TikTok.

At least someone who 'owns' a scooter may spend more time getting used to the lack of stability, pavement conditions etc.
Plus there will be orders of magnitude fewer of them, being primarily locals who went out to buy one.

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#3122653 1-Sep-2023 12:31

ezbee:

I understand the Paris problem was highlighted by the number of fatal accidents.
Rentals also littering pavements and such.
Probably sheer numbers of tourists who have no skills grabbing one after a few drinks.
It all seems to easy for inexperienced, combined with limited stability.

You may not have experience to know how loose paving stone, or that curb edge may trip you up.
Plus on holiday to you want that memorable TikTok.

At least someone who 'owns' a scooter may spend more time getting used to the lack of stability, pavement conditions etc.
Plus there will be orders of magnitude fewer of them, being primarily locals who went out to buy one.

Indeed - when I think of what it was like the very first time I got on a Lime scooter with it's small wheels and narrow handlebars, versus what it's like to ride my slightly more powerful personal scooter that I am intimately familiar with, it is somewhat understandable that there'd be more accidents with rental scooters than private ones.

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