A public hazard.
A young man in his twenties was checked on Tuesday March 7 by the municipal police, in the city center of Metz (Moselle), at more than 99 km / h.
He was riding … on the handlebars of an electric scooter, according to our colleagues from
L’Est Républicain
.
The police, surprised by such speed, pursued the individual on a motorcycle, before arresting him.
A road procedure was opened against him, and the vehicle was confiscated and impounded.
The young man, for his part, left free.
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Electric scooters, and more generally motorized personal transport devices (EDPM), are regularly at the heart of controversy.
In Paris during the year 2022, 408 accidents were recorded with these means of transport, whether private or self-service.
They resulted in the death of three people and injured 459 others.
These figures have been on the rise since 2020. That year, 294 accidents and 323 injuries were recorded.