I understand that the law concerning electric skateboarding varies wildly across the world and, given that the UK still does not cover e-skates in law, I would like to know for sure what’s going on in other countries. I started to write a document on it but I’m a bit stuck, as I don’t speak all the languages in the world!
Would it be possible for the community to add to this, by replying what’s the law like in your respective country (including any restrictions and the source of your information)? I just think it would be great to have a central repository for all the law info… I’ll share the document once ready.
I think it’s a good idea to have all the legality information in one place. Just a note though, in California, you’re allowed on roads with speed limits up to 35mph, not below.
And I think the laws in Cali are a bit different than the rest of the US.
I have seen it but idk where anymore, there is a specific thread on this forum about the laws in the Netherlands
there is a specific article that says: motorized skateboards are not allowed haha
you should add country / state in the first column because California is a state not country and other places in the US have different laws, for example Michigan (https://starkmobility.com/blogs/news/are-electric-skateboards-legal-to-ride). And has anyone ever had their board taken away/fined in Cali, because I don’t want to spend all this time making a custom esk8 just to have it taken away. Thank you for making this page.
Denmark per 1/1-2019 states that it has to have a factory limit of 20km/h, insurence is legally needed (No company will offer it though) the board has to have a CE certification.
And you need lights.
And then they also have something like max 30km per charge and up to 10KG for the board.
Belgium: not included in the current law (so grey). Can be insured separately by 1 insur comp. I check with my insur broker and it seems covered by the general insurance every family has here.
In Lithuania it’s the same as other EU countries, up to 250w for E bikes and scooters. On the other hand, I guess most of us don’t care about these laws.
USA: How illegal varies by state. For the most part a motorized vehicle (regardless of electric or gas) is not allowed on the road (including bike lane) without insurance and a licence plate (which you can’t get)
On the sidewalks, no motorized vehicles period. (How bird and lime get away, beats me)
Now for my specific area, I’ve ridden in front of at least 20 of the area’s cop cars and not one has bothered to pull me over. I ride both in the road, bike lanes, and sidewalks.