Paris to ban public rental electric scooter

STORY: Paris to ban public rental electric scooter DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): Resident in Paris 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): Resident in Paris 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): Resident in Paris 4. various of streets of Paris 5. various of public rental electric scooters STORYLINE: On the streets of Paris, public rental electric scooters, which are popular with young people but also raise concerns among the elderly, are coming to an end. As of Friday, the city will ban public rental electric scooters. On April 2 this year, over 100,000 Parisians voted, with close to 90 percent voting against the continuation of the contracts between the three public rental electric scooter operators and the City of Paris, in an unprecedented citizens' vote convened by the city's mayor, Anne Hidalgo. The scooters were introduced in Paris in 2018. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): Resident in Paris "I don't think it's a good idea to eliminate electric scooters. I

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