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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
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Michael Fitzpatrick

Paris issues warning on menace of reckless misuse of electric scooters

Parked: a pile of electric scooters on a Paris street. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Authorities in the French capital have given operators of electric scooter fleets one month to come up with measures to limit reckless riding, careless parking and other misuses or risk the loss of their operating licences.

Paris is struggling to enforce safe practices for the urban transport devices, promoted as a non-polluting alternative to cars or crowded public transport.

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