All these advantages are currently arousing great enthusiasm

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This Sunday, April 2, 2023, Parisians will have to decide on the future of self-service scooters in the capital . Should we continue to allow them or not? If several cities have already banned them (Toulouse, Nice, Villeurbanne, Barcelona, ​​Montreal or New York), the French government would prefer that their use be regulated . So that all those who wonder about the relevance of such a ban, in Paris as in other cities, can get an idea of ​​it, it seems useful to review the advantages and disadvantages of electric scooters, and especially those that are self-service.  

A playful and space-saving mode of transport Glide effortlessly over the asphalt while enjoying strong acceleration and a great feeling of speed, weave through traffic jams more easily than on a bike, be able to get home in the middle of the night when you don't have a car, 'we are too tired to pedal, that public transport is at a standstill and  Canada phone number list taxis are too expensive, store the machine in a corner of its home to protect it from theft or leave it in the public space: so many amusing pleasures and obvious facilities that have something to seduce, especially teenagers and young people, very fond of these machines .



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