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Paris Enforces Helmets for E-Scooters | Global News
- Published
- August 8, 2026
- Duration
- 1:33
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- Last updated
- Aug 9, 2026
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Summary
Paris is cracking down hard on e-scooter riders with new mandatory safety gear—helmets and high-vis vests—or face steep fines. With 79 deaths last year alone, up from 45 the year before, the city’s pushing back after banning rentals and seeing millions of private scooters still zooming through crowded streets. Helmets cost you 135 euros, vests just 35. Ru…
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Paris is cracking down hard on e-scooter riders with new mandatory safety gear—helmets and high-vis vests—or face steep fines. With 79 deaths last year alone, up from 45 the year before, the city’s pushing back after banning rentals and seeing millions of private scooters still zooming through crowded streets. Helmets cost you 135 euros, vests just 35. Rules also cover unicycles and hoverboards. Even though speed limits and age restrictions already exist, officials say it’s not enough—and now ev
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