Decision to ban e-scooters in Paris

 The decision to ban e-scooters in Paris The residents of Paris, the capital of France, voted in favor of banning the use of electric scooters on Sunday. According to the results announced by the city government, 89 percent of voters voted in favor of the proposed ban while 11 percent opposed it.

However, only seven percent of Paris's thirteen million eligible voters participated in this referendum.

The lady mayor of Paris is happy
Ann Hidalgo, the female mayor of Paris, announced this voting in January this year. The city will host the Olympics in 2024 and before then the city administration is keen to address the problem of fragmented means of transport.

The pro-cycling women's mayor from the Socialist Party is in favor of a ban on e-scooters.

She has described e-scooters as "a source of stress and anxiety". However, before the voting, she had said that whatever the results, she would accept them.
"Thank you to the more than 100,000 people in Paris who expressed their opinion today," Mayor Ann Hidalgo said in a message on Twitter. This is a good victory for local democracy.

Parisians have raised a strong voice against e-scooters, we will end it by September 1.”
The hopes of e-scooter companies are tied to the youth
It was already clear that the turnout in this voting would be very low and it would help the anti-e-scooters camp. On the other side were the e-scooter companies, which tried hard to get the youth out of their homes and vote.

In Paris, three companies provide Lime, Dot, and Tire e-scooter services. According to him, about two million people used e-scooters last year, and 71 percent of them were under the age of thirty-five. These companies also offered free round trips to the voters on Sunday. These companies also paid social media celebrities to campaign in their support.

E-scooters are also very popular among many tourists visiting Paris, but they were not eligible to vote. Tourists are also one of the reasons why local citizens were in favor of banning them.

Why are e-scooters controversial?
Critics say tourists often don't know how to deal with the city's chaotic traffic or how to obey the rules, while e-scooters are often used in pedestrian areas.

Last year, 459 e-scooter accidents were reported in Paris, of which three were serious. On the other hand, there is also a debate on whether e-scooters are environmentally friendly.

Meanwhile, France's transport minister says he will support e-scooters but will introduce more rules. According to him, carbon dioxide emissions are decreasing due to e-scooters.

But critics also point to the fact that E-scooters batteries die after three years and can be traveled by foot, bicycle, or public transport.