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HISTORICAL FACTS: Paris to hold public vote on continuing e scooter rental services | History Defined

People walk and ride electric scooters past a statue of Marechal Joffre in Paris, May 19, 2020. AFP - THOMAS COEX

Parisians will be invited to vote on whether to allow electric scooter rental services to continue operating in the city as authorities weigh banning the controversial for-hire vehicles, the capital's mayor has said.

The issue is "extremely divisive", mayor Anne Hidalgo told the weekend edition of Le Parisien newspaper, with critics saying riders show only cursory respect for the rules of the road.

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