Paris citizens voted against a vote to vote for the pros and cons of electric scooter rental services

A vote was held on April 2, 2023 (Sunday) for Paris citizens to ask whether they were for or against the electric scooter rental service, and it was found that 90% of the votes were against. Although the results of the vote are not binding, Mayor Anne Hidalgo has indicated that she intends to follow the results of the vote.

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Anne Hidalgo became the first female mayor of Paris in 2014 and introduced an electric scooter sharing service in 2018.

However, while electric scooters are convenient, there are endless cases of reckless driving and drunk driving, and it has been pointed out that the environmental impact is not as low as expected.

In response to these opinions, Mayor Hidalgo has taken measures such as setting a designated parking area and lowering the maximum speed, but it was not enough to convince the residents. A referendum was held asking whether to approve or disapprove of board rental services.

The vote was 10% in favor and 90% against, and although the vote itself is not binding, Mayor Hidalgo said, ``I will follow the decisions of the citizens.'' The number of eligible voters is 1,382,322, and the number of voters is 103,084. There were 11,256 (10.97%) votes in favor, 91,385 (89.03%) votes against, and 443 blank and invalid votes.

Based on the mayor's intention, it is believed that the contracts of the three rental service providers (Lime, Dott, Tier) may not be renewed after the end of August 2023. However, this applies only to rental electric scooters, and does not affect privately owned items or electric bicycle rental services.

In addition, the three businesses collectively had a voter turnout of just under 8%, and multiple restrictions, such as a limited number of polling stations and no electronic voting, skewed voters toward dissent. I claim. TechCrunch, a news site, also pointed out the unfairness of the Paris Marathon being held on the same day as the vote, and the fact that the vote did not include people living outside of Paris and commuting to Paris. .