The problem with electric scooters is that they cause externalities: costs that are borne by others, usually from misuse. Scooters themselves are dangerous: current one's have killed riders and collided with others because of manufacturing and/or design problems. Nonetheless, this seems to be an overreaction, given that there's no process in place to revoke the ban should safety issues be fixed.
France, in particular because of it's legacy of dirigisme, and Europe, in general, have worse problems. Once-hired-never-fired laws reduce employment by making businesses reluctant to hire workers lest they be unable to fire them. Trade unions like these laws because they raise their wages and create sinecures.
The fundamental problem with the EU is that its governance structure is antidemocratic. The current structure was created in opposition to popular will expressed in referenda. Parliament is impotent. It has limited ability to revise the budget that self-interested bureaucrats in Brussels prepare. The Council of ministers acts as the main legislative body, rather than an upper house. While many regulations regarding standards are useful by promoting business, others are anticompetitive in an annoying way. It is one thing to declare an appellation controlée for Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, it is another to ban Parmesan-style cheese made in other areas. Of course, the P-R producers are happy to receive excess profits. This is the sort of annoying regulation that citizens don't like and Parliament can't overturn.
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Love your comments @rufusfirefly
There is always some wisdom in it.
Yours, Piotr
Thank you! I knew the economics would be useful one day, but the pay is bad 😉
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