The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, announced that Parisians would be invited to vote on whether to allow electric scooter rental trials to continue. She described the issue as “extremely divisive”, with many saying that riders show little respect for other road users.
They have been blamed for riding on pavements, parking without consideration, as well as leaving them unattended in parks.
It has been reported that some riders throw the scooters into the River Seine when they are finished with them.
A referendum is scheduled for April 2, with Mayor Hidalgo saying residents of Paris would be asked a “very simple question”.
The question is: “Do we or don’t we continue with free-floating rental scooters?”
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Sarah Carter, 80, suffered a broken wrist, cracked jaw and broken cheekbone after she was struck by an e-scooter being ridden on a pavement in July.
The retired university librarian said: “Another elderly person could have quite easily been even more seriously injured or even killed.”
She called e-scooters “lethal”, adding that the council were “irresponsible” for the lack of infrastructure in place.
Canterbury will see the scheme scaled back ahead of the current end date, with the number of e-scooters and designated areas reduced.
Cllr David Brazier, Kent County Council’s cabinet member for transport overseeing the e-scooter trial, said he decided to “truncate” it towards the end of the trial.
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