After experimentation, generalization. Last June, the mayor of Paris had already asked operators to limit the speed of electric scooters in "
areas with high pedestrian pressure
" such as the places of Bastille, République or the district of Les Halles. Operators, Dott, Lime and Tier, have taken the lead. From Monday, November 15, users will see the speed reduce to 10km / h in 662 areas identified through geolocation. They correspond to places "
with strong pedestrian pressure
" and will be "
visible by users directly on the applications of the three operators.
".
This concerns parks, gardens, streets with schools, town halls, places of worship, pedestrian streets and very commercial streets.
However, personal scooters will not be affected.
The areas affected by the speed limit.
Dott, Lime, Tier, press release.
“
The players in shared mobility in Paris, Dott, Lime and Tier,
work hand in hand with the mayor of Paris and her teams to promote a sustainable, peaceful and shared city. This requires a daily improvement in the service provided to its users, but also the coexistence between the different modes of travel,
”say the operators in this joint press release. For the deputy of the town hall in charge of Transport, David Belliard, the initiative is a "
first step
", but "
the account is not there
".
The town hall of Paris regulated very early the use of electric scooters limiting the speed to 20km / h and prohibiting their parking on the sidewalks from the summer of 2019. In October 2019, the government in turn regulated their use.
They cannot exceed 25 km / h, carry only one driver and must circulate on cycle paths.
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Last June, shortly after the death of a young woman hit on an alley of the Seine by two others aboard a scooter who had fled, David Belliard had summoned the three Parisian operators.
"
Either there is a significant improvement in the situation and scooters find their place in public space without causing disturbance, additional danger, especially for pedestrians, or we are considering the total elimination of scooters
", he told them. meant.
The contract between the mayor of Paris and the operators expires in October 2022.
