Faced with the nuisance caused by self-service scooters, Marseille is tightening the screw.
The three operators present in the city have committed to measures to better regulate the service, the municipality announced on Monday, which "
does not rule out anything
" for the future.
“
We will not relive the situation of the summer of 2022 which was a disaster on the coast, with resorts overflowing in all directions, and which caused the Marseillais and Marseillaises to be fed up”, declared
to the press Audrey Gatian, Deputy Mayor of Marseille in charge of City and Mobility Policy, following a meeting with operators.
In mid-January, the municipality had ordered them to propose solutions, failing which it would consider ending the service.
“
They offered us credible solutions, we will see how they will be implemented,
” continued the elected official, announcing monthly follow-up meetings.
“Identity check” system
The main measures will concern the regulation of the stations, “
with a number of machines which will be controlled
” thanks to “ reinforced
technological and human means
”, with the objective of “
lowering the number of machines per station
”.
An " identity control
" system
with "
facial recognition
" will also be implemented on the rental application, with scanning of an identity document, in order to better regulate fraud in means of payment and minimum age, said Audrey Gatian.
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“
For the moment we continue
” with the service, underlined the elected official, who “
does not exclude anything
” however for the future if there are no tangible improvements “
before the summer
”: he current agreement signed with the three operators expires in October, but it “
could be denounced before if there is no solution
”, warned Audrey Gatian.
“
I am not closed to anything
,” replied the elected official, when asked about a possible referendum on the continuation of these services, as the town hall of Paris will organize in early April.
"
I'm not for or against (scooters), but if we have a system that works, I don't see why we would ban it
",
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