The citizens of Paris voted by an overwhelming majority of the 89% against rental scootersin the referendum organized by the City Council on the continuation of this service.

Turnout was just 7.9% among the nearly 1.4 million Parisians who could vote, according to data released by the City Council. Despite the fact that there were only twenty voting centers in the entire city, there were queues for a good part of the day, in which citizens almost unanimously indicated their opposition.

The vote is technically consultative, but the mayoress, the socialist Anne Hidalgo, had assured that the result would follow. Thus, the 15,000 vehicles that the three authorized companies (Lime, Tier and Voi) currently have on the streets will have to be withdrawn by August 31when your five-year authorization expires.

The companies that operate in Paris had organized a campaign in favor of maintaining the service, but it has been far from being enough.

The municipal initiative for this referendum was launched due to the increase in the accident rate of these devices (459 accidents in 2022, with three deaths and 426 injuries, which is twice as many injuries as in 2019, before the pandemic).

In addition, citizens had been complaining for some time about the increasing number of dangerous and uncivil behaviors of users (including private scooters), as well as the fact that they are left parked or thrown anywhere, without respecting the parking areas established by companies. and City Hall.