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Authorities in Paris, France, are considering a plan to drastically reduce the use of electric scooters.
On the 17th local time, the British Guardian reported that the city authorities are taking the above measures as cases of death while riding electric kickboards continued in Paris, France.
According to reports, Paris Deputy Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire said in an interview with AFP that day, "We are discussing whether to ban the electric kickboard rental service." revealed.
In Paris, electric kickboards have become popular because they can be freely picked up or dropped off at various locations.
In particular, it was considered an alternative means of moving through congested traffic conditions.
However, negative public opinion began to arise as related accidents steadily increased, such as the recent death of a person riding an electric kickboard in a collision with a large truck.
In fact, in Paris, it was known that 7 people died in 2020 and 22 people last year in accidents related to electric kickboards.
In addition, the problem of some riders threatening the safety of passers-by riding electric kickboards on sidewalks while ignoring traffic laws or neglecting them in parks or on the Seine River to damage the aesthetics was also frequently pointed out.
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In response, Paris city authorities restricted the speed of electric kickboards to 10 km/h in about 700 places including major tourist attractions such as the Eiffel Tower and Louvre Museum in November last year.
Nevertheless, as accidents continued to occur, in September, he ordered an electric kickboard rental company to prepare countermeasures and said, "If the problem cannot be resolved, the rental service contract will be terminated."
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