Micromobility Regulations

Is your scooter legal? In a massive, growing industry, the opaque nature of the answer to this rather straightforward question borders on the comedic. Laws vary from year to year, from month to month, from country to country. In order to shed a light to the micro-mobile community, we browsed through all available, current legislation to draft a guide on electric scooter legality.

This document is a living, breathing, evolving pieces of work, and, as the legal framework for electric scooter riding evolves and changes, this piece will change with it. If you wish to contribute to the growth and accuracy of this piece, please submit your insights to info@eazyro.com with relevant citations and references to support your findings. This work is intended to benefit not only benefit eazyro riders, but also to the benefit of all environmentally conscious citizens around the world.

The information on this website is true and complete to the best of our knowledge and should be used as a reference guide. All recommendations are made without guarantee on the part of the author. The author disclaims any liability in connection with the use of this information. We recommend to check with your local authority the legality of the scooters in your area.

• Luxembourg

   

  • 25+ km/h
  • Yes (if it goes over 25km/h)
  • Safety Requirements
• United Kingdom

   

  • Private land or Rented scooters
  • 25+ km/h
  • Safety Requirements
• France

   

  • 25 km/h
  • 12 years old
  • Safety Requirements
• Germany

   

  • 20 km/h
  • 14 years old
  • Safety Requirements
• Belgium

   

  • 25 km/h
  • 18 years old
• Sweden

   

  • 20 km/h
  • Safety Requirements
• The Netherlands

   

  • 25 km/h
  • 16 years old
  • Safety Requirements
• Italy

   

  • 20km/h (6km/h for sidewalks)
  • 16 years old
  • Safety Requirements
• Spain

   

  • 25km/h
  • 15 years old
  • Safety Requirements
• Norway

   

  • 20km/h
  • No
  • Safety Requirements
• Denmark

   

  • 20km/h
  • 15 years old
  • Safety Requirements
• Finland

   

  • 25km/h
  • No
  • Safety Requirements
• Iceland

   

  • 25km/h
  • 13 years old
  • Safety Requirements
• Portugal

   
• Greece

   
• Switzerland

   

  • 25km/h
  • Cycle lanes, Paths
  • 14 Years or older
  • Yes, if age < 16
  • Upto 16 Years old

UNITED STATES

• Illionis

   

  • DMV Registration Required
• Georgia

   
• Louisiana

   

  • 20-25 MPH
• Missouri

   
• New Jersey

   
• North Carolina

   

  • DMV Registration Required
• North Dakota

   

  • Helmet Necessary
• Ohio

   
• Oregon

   

  • 18 Years or Older
• Pennsylvania

   
• Tennessee

   

  • 16 Years or Older
• Texas

   
• Utah

   

  • 20-25MPH
• Virginia

   

  • 16 Years or Older
• Alabama

   

  • DMV Registration Required
• California

   

  • 15MPH
• Minnesota

   

  • 15MPH
• Arizona

   

  • 20-25MPH
• Colorado

   

  • 20-25MPH
• Massachusetts

   

  • Upto 16 Years old
• Connecticut

   

  • 16 Years or older
• Nevada

   

  • 16 Years or older
• Delaware

   

  • Upto 16 Years old
• Florida

   

  • 20-25MPH
  • 16 Years or older
  • Upto 16 Years old
• Oklahoma

   

  • Upto 16 Years old
• Michigan

   

  • Yes
  • 18 Years or older
• Rhode Island

   

  • Yes
  • 18 Years or older
• Kansas

   

  • Never on sidewalks
• Idaho

   
• Arkansas

   

  • 15MPH
  • 16 Years or Older
• Lowa

   

  • 20-25MPH
• Kentucky

   

  • Where bicycle allowed
• Hawaii

   

  • Scooters treated as bicycle
• Maine

   

  • 20MPH
• Maryland

   

  • 15MPH
• Montana

   
• Nebraska

   

  • Never on sidewalks
• Alaska

   
• New Hampshire

   

  • Never on sidewalks
• South Carolina

   

  • Yes
• South Dakota

   

  • Never on sidewalks
• Vermount

   

  • Never on sidewalks
• Washington

   

  • Never on sidewalks
• West Virginia

   
• Wisconsin

   

  • 15MPH
• Wyoming

   
• New Mexico

   

  • Upto 18 Years old
• Mississippi

   

  • Upto 18 Years old
• Indiana

   
• New York

   

CANADA

• Alberta

   

  • 20 km/h
  • Sidewalk, Bike paths
• British Columbia

   

  • 25+ km/h
  • Trails, pathways
• Manitoba

   
• Saskatchewan

   
• Newfoundland and Labrador

   
• Nova Scotia

   
• New Brunswick

   

  • 20MPH
  • Streets, Bicycle lanes
  • No
  • Safety equipments
• Ontario

   

  • 24 km/h
  • Trails, Pathways
  • No
  • 16 Years or older
  • Safety equipments
• Quebec

   

  • Unclear(Pilot Project)
  • Roads where max speed is 50km/h
  • Unclear
  • 18 Years or older
  • Safety equipments