[HIGHLIGHTS] Paris: an elected official proposes a ban on thermal motorized two-wheelers at night

Opposition MP Bournazel proposed testing the measure for a year to reduce noise and air pollution. A decision which falls within the competence of the Greater Paris Metropolis, according to the left-wing executive.

“Nearly 50% of Parisians have impaired sleep” due to noise pollution, estimates Pierre-Yves Bourn Hazel (Horizons) 1.1 million Parisians are subject to noise below 45 decibels at night, he says. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that sleep deterioration can occur from 30 decibel.