150 self-service scooters with safety vest in Paris

Self-service scooters join the brigades in Paris. From this Tuesday, 150 electric City-scoots are offered, in the center of Paris, with helmets and yellow safety vest.

The City-scoots are added to the Vélib and Autolib Parisiens from this Tuesday. In the center of the capital, 150 white electric scooters are offered on a self-service basis. To be able to drive them, you must have a permit or be born before 1988. By the fall of 2016, they will be 500 and will cover the entire capital.

To take a City-scoot, no need for key or magnetic card, just have a phone and once registered, download an application. You will know where the scooter is located closest to you. You receive a code that will allow you to start the scooter. You have 10 minutes to go retrieve it. In the saddle of the scooter, there is a helmet and a yellow vest. The scooter is bridled and it does not exceed 45 km / hour.

A City-scoot can be rented from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm in the evening. They do not drive at night to avoid alcoholic drivers who might have an accident. Using a City-scoot costs 28 cents a minute, 20 cents if you take a pack. Count between 3 and 4.5 Euros for an average journey of 15 minutes. To park, it is the scooter that tells you if you are within the authorized perimeter. No need to lock it, just leave it on a spot. The scooter is permanently located.

The designers of City-scoot have been testing in Paris for 6 months with 1,500 people. They propose to the users who would not be used to driving a scooter to follow a free training for the handling of the machine. For now, out of 20,000 trips already made, only three clashes are to be deplored.

City-scoot hopes to make a margin place in Paris. Every day, 120,000 motorized two-wheelers with reflective vest travel the streets of the capital.