Electric Scooters: The New Rules

The new rules on electric scooters have become necessary given the huge spread, in a short time, of these micro-mobility vehicles and the high number of accidents involving them.

They were regulated by Decree Law 121/2021, converted into Law No. 156 of November 9, 2021.

The changes affected not only the conditions of their circulation, but also the type of mandatory and/or permitted equipment.

In 2020, with Law No.8 of February 28,provisions had been given on the circulation of electric micro-mobility and atypical vehicles, a phenomenon analyzed and regulated by the legislature, with special regulations.

At that time, electric scooters were equated with bicycles, and it was stipulated that a minimum age of 14 years would be required to ride them.