Tourists on eScooters in France beware: No more zipping around two at a time while snapping selfies. — AFP
The French government on Oct 25 issued a series of rules on the use of eScooters, whose exploding popularity has proved a headache for officials seeking to safely incorporate them into crowded urban landscapes.
Speeds for eScooters as well as hoverboards, monowheels and other motorised "personal transporters" will now be capped at 25 kilometres per hour for riders who must be at least 12 years old, junior transport minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari said in a statement.
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