Yiziphi izizathu eziyinhloko ezenza abantu baseParis bafune ukuba izithuthuthu zikagesi zivinjelwe ngokusho kwesihloko esilandelayo?  Abantu baseParis bavotela ngeSonto ukuthi bazokwazi yini ukususa izikuta zikagesi emigwaqweni yenhloko-dolobha yaseFrance, nakuba abanye bethi abaholi bedolobha kufanele bagxile ezindabeni eziphuthumayo.  IParis yaba yiphayona lapho yethula ama-e-scooter, noma ama-trottinettes, ngo-2018 njengoba iziphathimandla zedolobha zazifuna ukukhuthaza izinhlobo zokuthutha emadolobheni ezingangcolisi.  Kodwa njengoba izimoto ezinamasondo amabili zanda, ikakhulukazi entsheni, kanjalo nenani lezingozi: ngo-2022, kwafa abantu abathathu kwalimala abangu-459 ezingozini ze-e-scooter eParis.  Kulokho okubizwa ngokuthi "ukubonisana nomphakathi", abavoti babuzwa: "Ngabe uyawasekela noma uyawaphikisa ama-scooter okuzisebenzela?"  Iziteshi zokuvota ezingamashumi amabili nanye sezisungulwe kulo lonke idolobha futhi zizovulwa kuze kube ngu-7pm isikhathi sendawo, kanti imiphumela ilindeleke cishe ngo-10pm.  Izithuthuthu zikagesi eziqashwayo ePlace du Trocadero, eParis. Ama-e-scooter: indaba yamadolobha amabili njengoba iLondon neParis zihlela izindlela ezihlukile Funda okwengeziwe Nakuba kunabantu abayizigidi ezingu-1,6 abafanelekela ukuvota, kulindeleke ukuba inani labantu abazovota libe lincane.  IMeya yaseParis engumSoshiyali, u-Anne Hidalgo, iye yakhuthaza ukuhamba ngebhayisikili nokwabelana ngebhayisikili kodwa isekela ukuvinjelwa kwama-e-scooter.  Engxoxweni ne-Agence France-Press ngesonto eledlule, uHidalgo uthe "ama-scooter okuzisebenzela awumthombo wokucindezeleka nokukhathazeka" kwezakhamuzi zaseParis nokuthi ukuvinjelwa "kuzokwehlisa ukuphazamiseka" ezindaweni zomphakathi. Kodwa-ke, wathembisa ukuhlonipha umphumela wokuvota noma ngabe awubophezeli ngokomthetho.  EParis kunama-e-scooter acishe abe ngu-15,000 emigwaqweni yawo, aqhutshwa izinkampani ezihlanganisa iLime, iDott neTier.  Abagxeki bathi abasebenzisi bama-e-scooter abawuhloniphi umthetho womgwaqo futhi bavame ukudelela ukuvinjelwa kokugibela emigwaqweni. Izimoto zivame ukumiswa ngendlela engahleliwe noma ziphonswe eMfuleni iSeine.  NgoJuni 2021, owesifazane wase-Italy oneminyaka engu-31 ubudala wabulawa ngemuva kokushayiswa i-e-scooter eyayinabagibeli ababili ngesikhathi ehamba emfuleni iSeine.  <unk> Izithuthuthu ziye zaba isitha sami esikhulu kunazo zonke. "Ngiyesaba", kusho uSuzon Lambert, uthisha oneminyaka engu-50 ubudala waseParis, etshela i-AFP. <unk>IParis iye yaba uhlobo oluthile lokuntuleka kobulungisa. Ayisekho indawo yabantu abahamba ngezinyawo.  Esinye isakhamuzi saseParis satshela iBFMTV: "Kuyingozi, futhi abantu bawasebenzisa kabi. Ngikhathele yilokhu.  UJulian Sezgin, oneminyaka engu-15 ubudala, wathi wayevame ukubona amaqembu entsha emibili noma emithathu esemoyeni edlula izimoto emigwaqweni ephithizelayo. <unk>Ngiyakugwema ukugibela ama-e-scooter futhi ngincamela ama-e-bikes ngoba, ngokombono wami, aphephile futhi asebenza kangcono,<unk> utshele i-Guardian.
Ngokusho kweMeya yaseParis, abantu baseParis bafuna ukuvimbela ama-e-scooter ngoba abangela ukungezwani nokukhathazeka futhi ukuwavimbela kunganciphisa ukuphazamiseka ezindaweni zomphakathi. Abagxeki bama-e-scooter bacabanga ukuthi abasebenzisi bawo abawuhloniphi umthetho wendlela futhi bapaka ngokungahleliwe, okubangela isiphithiphithi emigwaqweni nokwenza ukuphila kwabahamba ngezinyawo kube nzima futhi kube yingozi.