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I don't disagree, but at least infrastructure was designed around this, we can hold individuals breaking rules accountable (which doesn't happen enough IMHO, but at least it's possible),

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I can't speak for Paris specifically but we have infrastructure for e-scooters; It's bike lanes. If you have a bike lane available, you must use it. If not, the city has decided that mixing bikes/scooters/et. al. with cars is reasonable to do so at that location.

Failing, inadequate bike infrastructure is the real problem in most cases.

Scooters are a lot less stable and faster, and I'd argue not all bike infrastructure that's "good enough" for bikes is also "good enough" for these scooters. I'd feel uncomfortable using them in half the places where I'm comfterable cycling (so I'd use the footpath).

It is forbidden to ride eScooters here on the sidewalk. While my area has copious amounts of bicycle lanes, I would never, ever ride an eScooter in one. The scooters top out at around 17mph and are definitely not human-powered bicycles. I always ride in a traffic lane, because that is my right under the law. I am, of course, courteous to faster traffic as much as possible, but the main lanes are still my right, and I will not be intimidated or shamed out of using them appropriately. (Believe me, they try!)

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