Paris tells e-scooter riders to wear safety gear or face fines

Paris police are cracking down on e-scooter riders, requiring safety gear or a fine, BBC World reports. The move follows a sharp rise in fatal accidents in the French capital. E-scooters have become a fixture of Paris streets in recent years, and the city has grappled before with how to regulate them.

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