Photo: Unsplash"Electric scooters have become my worst enemy." I'm afraid of them. Paris has become a kind of anarchy. There is no more space for pedestrians," teacher Suzon Lambert told AFP after the referendum in April
This week, Paris will become one of the few cities in Europe with a complete ban on rented electric scooters, reports Politika.
So far, three companies licensed to operate electric scooters in the French capital - Lime, Dot and Tier - have confirmed that they will remove their electric scooters by September 1.
These three companies managed almost 15.000 electric scooters.
Paris pioneered the introduction of electric scooters in 2018 as city authorities sought to promote "non-polluting" forms of urban transport.
But as the two-wheeler grew in popularity, especially among young people, so did the number of accidents. Last year, three people died and 459 were injured in accidents with electric scooters, writes the Guardian.
This was the reason to hold a referendum in April where Parisians chose whether they were for or against renting electric scooters. The voting results showed that 90 percent of the votes were against.
Public nuisance
"Electric scooters have become my worst enemy." I'm afraid of them. Paris has become a kind of anarchy. There is no more space for pedestrians," teacher Susan Lambert told AFP.
Reducing car congestion and full access to the city by bicycle were some of the key priorities of Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo.
In an interview with French media, Hidalgo said that banning electric scooters would "reduce nuisance" in public spaces.
Cities around the world are debating whether such vehicles are a dangerous public nuisance or part of the future of urban mobility.
Some cities have introduced restrictions, such as speed limits and permitted driving spaces, as well as parking zones with fines for users.
New rules and penalties in Serbia
Amendments to the Law on Security were introduced by the proposal new rules and penalties for all those who drive electric scooters in Serbia.
The main change refers to the ban on the movement of electric scooters on sidewalks. Instead, riding on the bike path is mandatory. If there are none, drivers will use the road up to one meter wide.
When using the pavement, it is mandatory to wear a fluorescent or reflective vest, as well as a bicycle helmet.
Children under the age of 14 will not be allowed to operate the electric scooter.
In the event that the speed limit is higher than 50 kilometers per hour, driving electric scooters will not be allowed.
Drivers will have to have with them technical documentation about the vehicle, from which the technical characteristics of the scooter can be determined, such as the power of the electric motor, the design speed and the weight of the empty vehicle.
For driving an electric scooter on the highway and motorway and transporting another person, the fines are from 100.000 to 120.000 dinars or a prison sentence of up to 30 days.
The fine for driving on an illegal surface is 10.000 dinars. The same penalty applies to driving without lights or without a reflective vest.
For more serious violations, even confiscation of the vehicle is foreseen.
A driver driving on the sidewalk can be stopped by any police officer, not only members of the Traffic Police.
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Amendments to the Law on Road Traffic Safety bring new rules for drivers of electric scooters in Serbia. Apart from the fact that they will have to move properly, at a limited speed and have technical documentation about the vehicle with them, fines and prison sentences are provided for breaking the rules.
