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E-scooters are prohibited on Costa Rican roads today, confiscated under Article 124. A signed reform, Ley 10834, opens a legal path only from December 20, 2026.
Croatia has required e-scooter riders to wear a helmet at every age since 2022, one of only two EU countries with an all-ages mandate, plus a minimum riding age of 14.
Cyprus raised its e-scooter minimum age to a uniform 17 in April 2026 under Law 19(I)/2018, replacing two separate lower age thresholds after accidents involving young riders.
The Czech Republic treats a seatless e-scooter capped at 1kW and 25 km/h as a legal bicycle needing no registration, while Prague ended all rental contracts on 1 January 2026.
Denmark requires every e-scooter rider to wear a CE-marked helmet regardless of age, a rule in force since 2022, alongside a minimum riding age of 15 under Faerdselsloven.
Ecuador's national transit law leaves e-scooter regulation to city governments, and traffic agents say they lack a legal tool to sanction riders on helmet use or licensing.
Cairo and Giza have banned e-scooters from their streets by governor decree, while Traffic Law 121/2008 is reported to require licensing that most riders ignore in practice.
Estonia's kergliikur category permits e-scooters on sidewalks unlike Sweden or Norway, and ties riding access to age tiers rather than a single minimum age.
Ethiopia's Road Transport Proclamation neither names nor prohibits e-scooters and functions mainly as a commercial-licensing law, leaving riders without a clear conduct code.
Finland's 17 June 2025 reform set a new minimum riding age of 15, brought e-scooters under a 0.5 promille alcohol limit, and confirmed a 25 km/h, 1 kW device cap.
Greece's Law 5209/2025 sets a minimum e-scooter age of 12 and requires a helmet for every rider, a stricter rule than Greece applies to ordinary cyclists.
E-scooters are illegal in public in Hong Kong today, carrying the harshest fine and jail exposure in the region. See the pending 2026 legalization bill.