From Paris to Berlin, European cities are searching for ways to deal with a trend that is affecting cities worldwide: Electric scooters. Supporters say scooters are a jump into the future and a fun way to travel without creating pollution. Critics, on the other hand, note growing numbers of injuries and even deaths involving e-scooters. European countries are dealing with scooters in different ways. Paris has many e-scooter companies, and France’s capital has at least 20,000 scooters traveling on its streets. This week, the French government met with the victims of scooter accidents as it prepares new rules. The rules, expected in September, will likely place speed limits of about 20 kilometers an hour in most areas, and eight kilometers an hour in areas where many people walk. Nationwide, fines for speeding could go up to $1,680.
Title: Europe Considers New Rules for Electric Scooters
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3605/euscoot.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Europe Considers New Rules for Electric Scooters' data-article-id='4084'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='11750'>From Paris to Berlin, European cities are searching for ways to deal with a trend that is affecting cities worldwide:</span> <span data-start-time='11750' data-end-time='14542'>Electric scooters.</span> <span data-start-time='14542' data-end-time='24500'>Supporters say scooters are a jump into the future and a fun way to travel without creating pollution.</span> <span data-start-time='24500' data-end-time='33708'>Critics, on the other hand, note growing numbers of injuries and even deaths involving e-scooters.</span> <span data-start-time='33708' data-end-time='39333'>European countries are dealing with scooters in different ways.</span> <span data-start-time='39333' data-end-time='50188'>Paris has many e-scooter companies, and France’s capital has at least 20,000 scooters traveling on its streets.</span> <span data-start-time='50188' data-end-time='59813'>This week, the French government met with the victims of scooter accidents as it prepares new rules.</span> <span data-start-time='59813' data-end-time='75875'>The rules, expected in September, will likely place speed limits of about 20 kilometers an hour in most areas, and eight kilometers an hour in areas where many people walk.</span> <span data-start-time='75875' data-end-time='84063'>Nationwide, fines for speeding could go up to $1,680.</span> 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