The scoote­r clean-up patrol is one byprod­uct of a global explos­ion in shared electr­ic scoote­rsPARIS: The proliferation of electric scooters for rent in the French capital has spawned a new Parisian profession: scooter fisherman. Youva Hadjali, who works for the scooter startup Lime, was perched on the banks of the river Seine on Friday in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, pulling discarded mud-covered scooters from the water. Over the course of three hours on the riverbank, he and his colleagues pulled out 15 of the scooters, covered in river mud and algae. The scooter clean-up patrol is one byproduct of a global explosion in shared electric scooters that have helped transform urban mobility but has also stoked a backlash from people angry that their city streets are littered with carelessly parked or discarded scooters. We should educate people so the electric scooters don’t end up in the Seine – that’s even better.”There are about 20,000 rental scooters provided by a dozen companies in Paris.

Source: The Express Tribune October 26, 2019 10:18 UTC