Five years ago, the first self-service scooters landed in Paris. A very practical solution for getting around the city that allows you to move faster than on foot and be more flexible than by subway or car. In addition, cars can be left anywhere once they have arrived at their destination, making their use even easier. With the health care crisis, the use of vehicles has become even more democratic, and many Parisians no longer want to use public transport. Except that some abuses have caused accidents, and Paris City Hall then saw red. Until considering the disappearance of these scooters.
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The end of an era
The latter organized a large consultation, and the Parisians were unanimous: these devices must be removed. Do so, even if the methodology of this survey remains to be taken with tweezers. Therefore, from this Friday, September 1, all self-service scooters in Paris will be removed from the streets of the capital, to the regret of users and companies that operate them. Lyme, Dott and Tyr therefore, they lose the right to occupy public space and must move their 15,000 cars. But where will they go to live their second life?
In other countries
The German company Tier said that a third of the scooters will be moved to other municipalities in Ile-de-France, such as Marne-la-Vallee or Saint-Germain-en-Laye. the rest will return to Germany. Other companies will send their vehicles to major European cities such as London and Copenhagen, and some will also go to Tel Aviv. The new life for these machines was considered too dangerous, in particular due to the bad behavior of the users, while several fatal accidents were regrettable.
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Source: Auto Plus
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