Louise Douillet, edited by Gauthier Delomez 8:35 p.m., November 28, 2022
The National Road Safety Council (CNSR) recommended on Monday to "legally define" sidewalks as reserved for pedestrians, in the face of the multiplication of accidents with scooters.
Europe 1 went to the streets of Paris to gather the reaction of Parisian pedestrians and scooter users.
The sidewalk for pedestrians is the dream of many city dwellers, especially in Paris.
The National Road Safety Council (CNSR) will make new recommendations to the government to secure the sidewalks, which are often invaded by scooters.
In the capital, these and bicycles are used to slaloming between pedestrians who fear being hit at any time.
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Europe 1 met Pierrette, 89, to whom such a mishap happened.
"I'm afraid of scooters, scooters, because I have one that hurt me," she testifies.
Hit by a scooter, Pierrette is now disabled
The retiree engages: "It was last year, I was walking normally. I was hit, now I am disabled in the leg. I have a cane because I cannot walk otherwise", details Pierrette.
The average speed of a scooter is 25 km/h, which is far too fast for the most vulnerable to get out of the way in time.
Marine, for example, is now clinging to her stroller.
"Saturday evening, I did not see the scooter arrive. She almost knocked me over with my daughter, with the stroller", blows this mother.
"In addition, he insulted us", she regrets, "as if we were the intruders on the sidewalk. It is unacceptable! We no longer feel safe at all", loose Marine with Europe 1 .
60% of scooter accidents happen on the sidewalk
Scooter drivers sometimes take the sidewalks, like Theo.
"Sometimes, when the cycle paths are in the opposite direction, it's quite dangerous," he notes.
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"It even happens to me to meet bikers", remarks the young man, who says he tries to "take the scooter on the sidewalks as rarely as possible, when there are often few people".
Despite everything, more than 60% of scooter accidents take place on the sidewalk.
In total, these accidents claimed the lives of 22 people across France in 2021.