Paris Requires Helmets and Vests for E-Scooter Riders
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In Paris, people who ride electric scooters must now wear a helmet.
They must also wear a yellow safety vest.
This is a new rule from the city.
Police check riders on the street.
Some riders do not like the new rule.
One rider said, "I find this a bit too much."
Many riders do not understand why they need this rule now.
The city says the rule is for safety.
More people are having accidents on electric scooters.
Some scooters go very fast because they are unlocked.
An unlocked scooter can go faster than the normal speed limit.
Riders without helmets can get hurt more in accidents.
The city wants fewer people to get hurt.
Police give riders information about the new rule.
Some riders are still angry about the checks.
Vocabulary7 words
- electric scooter
- a small vehicle with wheels that runs on electricity
- vest
- a piece of clothing you wear over other clothes
- rule
- something you must do or not do
- check
- to look at something to see if it is correct
- safety
- being free from danger
- accident
- a bad event that hurts someone
- unlocked
- made able to go faster than normal
Quiz
Answer key
1. A helmet and a yellow vest 2. A bit too much 3. For safety
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
In Paris, people who ride electric _____ must now wear a helmet.
They must also wear a yellow safety _____.
This is a new _____ from the city.
Police _____ riders on the street.
Some riders do not like the new _____.
One rider said, "I find this a bit too _____."
The city says the rule is for _____.
More people are having _____ on electric scooters.
Some scooters go very fast because they are _____.
The city wants fewer people to get _____.