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Re:Paris Becomes the First European Capital to Ban Rented El... by Gys on Sunday September 03, 2023 @02:05PM (#37372642)
Not the first. Amsterdam is an European capital that never allowed these rental 'scooters' ('steps' in Dutch) in the first place.

Btw, in Dutch 'scooter' is more like a sturdy motorized bike, a 'moped' maybe, in some languages? Those electric rental scooters can be rented in Amsterdam but are much more expensive. I assume Paris also continues to allow those.

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Re:Paris Becomes the First European Capital to Ban Rented El... by kergonath on Sunday September 03, 2023 @02:25PM (#37372863)
> Btw, in Dutch 'scooter' is more like a sturdy motorized bike, a 'moped' maybe, in some languages?

Same in French, “scooters” are more like Vespa scooters than what English speaking people would call scooters.

> I assume Paris also continues to allow those.

AFAIK, the ban concerns only push scooters, so those should be fine. But I am not aware of any company renting them.

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