Zipping around the City of Light on one of them, wind in the hair, is over
Paris voted an end to use of these electric scooters popular among commuters
In a citywide mini-referendum on Sunday, people voted heavily against self-service scooters
Among roughly 1.03 lakh voters, 89% rejecting e-scooters while 11% supported them
These electric scooters are easy to locate and hire with a downloadable app and relatively cheap
Scattered around Paris, these e-scooters are a hit with tourists as they offer freedom of mobility
Initially popular, people started to complain against e-scooters as eyesore and a traffic menace
These micro electric vehicles have been involved in hundreds of accidents in recent times
Last year, Paris saw 459 accidents with e-scooters, including three fatal ones