Electric Scooter Laws - Ultimate 2023 Guide (U.S.)
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Keep in mind these laws are not always strictly enforced. As an AZ native and e-scooter enthusiast I can tell you that most cities (at least Phoenix and surrounding cities) won’t hassle you unless you’re mowing down old ladies on the sidewalk at 45mph. People in the area own and ride all sorts of scooters that violate the “official” rules without issue. I bet many other places around the country are similar. Don’t act a fool and draw attention to yourself (which is actually good advice for life in general 😄). 👍
Not having to register at the dmv or get insurance is a HUGE underrated selling point for these scooters. DEFUND THE DMV!
Not needing to register is a huge selling point for sure. -Vosk
Unfortunately I'm in that bottom 5. In North Carolina, these are full fledged motor vehicles, but speed restrictions still apply. Worst of both worlds.
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The government: Go GrEeN!11
Also the government: Take 4 hours to ride 8 miles.
I ride my scooter most day to get to work in California. I’ve been playing hot potato with theses rain storms and I ride on the sidewalks if there is no bike lane, if there is a bike lane I ride in it.
I’ve been past by two police cars, once on the sidewalk, once in the bike lane. Haven’t been stopped yet. Another thing going 15 mph on main streets is a horrible combination.
Very insightful! Thanks for sharing. -Vosk
The cops don’t even stop those huge ebikes on the side walk that can go 40 miles per hour…
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@@ESG-ElectricScooterGuide YES! Or those scooters. If you are riding on the sidewalk where there are businesses, slow down.
That’s why people go 25-45mph on the main streets with their scooters lol
I live in Tempe, Arizona, Electric Scooter and other personal electric vehicles are pretty common here, you see them mainly on sidewalks
NYC’s 15 mph speed limit is really dumb because cyclists can easily go above 15 so makes no sense why scooters can’t. A 25mph speed limit makes perfect sense since that’s the overall limit for cars. However, absolutely no one follows the 15 mph rule and I’ve never seen the NYPD enforce this rule.
Thanks for the insight! It's similar here in the SF Bay Area. The 15 mph limit seems to be ignored all together. -Paul
Most city's have a 15mph speed limit for scooters.
15 mph is fast enough
For most people.
The speed laws aren't enforced.
I go 20 -25 for the most
Part.
Sidewalk scooter riding isn't a good idea.
Yea it is. I know my guys in ESC don't cap their rides at 15mph. They came down to DC in November and did their thing. I personally ride in the streets and I'm not capping my speed. You can see in my video of one I posted, I'm in the street and I roll with the traffic. They doing 45, I'm doing 50mph....... through the city. Aint no cops saying nothing.
15 mph is definitely no fast enough, it's too slow!!! I feel very stress 😬 because it's too slow!!
I want at least 30 mph 🙏. I really hate police officers 🚨 😠😡
Same shit here in California. 😢
Thank you for posting these!!
Thanks for watching! -Paul
Nice resource, thanks!
Thank you! -Paul
Florida here, I regularly hit 40 to 50 mph on my scooters all the time. Cops don't mess with me. So if you own a beast scooter. FL is the place to me. City streets I keep it around 20 to 30. Kid and all. In case anyone wonders.
Very cool! Stay Safe out there. -Vosk
That’s great to hear I was worried when I saw only 30mph was the max speed but I figured law enforcement probably won’t do anything unless your doing something stupid
I'm glad Florida isn't super restrictive for now. (Guess it depends on the area)
If I was limited to 25 or 35mph roads then an E scooter would be useless here. And glad we can legally use the sidewalks. Just don't be a jerk on a sidewalk and go fast on them. Especially around people.
Cool! Thanks for sharing. -Vosk
Thank you, needed to know this 😅
Any time! Thanks for watching. -Vosk
Nice, that is one helpful post!! Thanks guys!
Thanks so much for watching and commenting! -Paul
Guy on the magic carpet at 3:25, that was dope, lol.
Lol Thanks!
OG Casey Neistat and Jesse video. Magic Carpet through NYC
amazing video wish there wasnt as many specific laws so all states could be individually talked about. Getting My first electric scooter tommorow to get back and forth from work in michigan still a little iffy on the laws but im not comfortable taking it on any main streets anyways so ill stick to the side roads. Thank you for the great video.
I'm in Philadelphia where we ride dirt bikes in center city in frontnof cops. Plus. Imo, if your scooter does over 30mph you have no business stopping for the police anyway lol
haha
I cannot wait for UK government to legalise e scooters and find out what the legislation conditions are of course safety is paramount but its unfair to brand everyone with the same brush because a select few individuals are driving their scooters recklessly
Must suck to live under such control,,,, I couldn't live there.
I live in Nevada and work in the convention industry . I bought a scooter due to having a bad knee and the distance that I have to walk to the LVCC when parking. We work long hours and are on our feet the whole time so the scooter made sence . Now the LVCC is telling everyone that they cannot even bring the scooters on the property! Most of us do not ride inside the facility so now those who do have, ruined it for the biggest percentage of us that walk the scooters inside. I am definitely not the only person who has some kine of physical limitation that is upset over this decision. Since I have purchased my scooter my life has been so much better, now they just want the majority to pay for the few ! I could keep going, but it is already way too long of a rant lol . Thank you for the information we appreciate it .
What timing, as I just got pulled over by Greensburg,PA city police 2 days ago! He was going to cut me off at a green light as if I had no business being on the road, he was going to turn left right in front of me so I braked, I was going approx 8 mph, then he stopped real hard and I kept going, next thing I know he comes flying right up on me with his lights on as if I was in a car. He came walking real fast up to me demanding my driver's license and I said" for real and I chuckled" and he's like "yes for real" and told me I'm not allowed on the road🙄...I told him he would have hit me and then he said he'll be sending me citations in the mail and I said if you do I'll be fighting it and he's like you'll lose. Seemed he was upset he had to yield to me.
Great video, especially though for those who wish to travel somewhere to ride!
Wow! Thanks for sharing. -Vosk
Law enforcement can really get out of hand. I got pulled over on I40 by a fish and wildlife officer. He was just angry I disrespected him by passing him on the open interstate. Egos aside, on the revenue front there are now local ordinance tickets. I got pulled for doing 52 in a 35 zone. It was US Hwy 13 and there was no residential. Just pure speed trap. No license points, no reporting, just give the town $50 or you'll have trouble. Our transition to a third world country is now complete.
Well done, Paul! 👍
Thank you so much for this video... 👍
Thank you so much for watching and commenting! -Paul
as a potential future e scooter rider in nyc, this is very informative! now which e scooter to buy is the question..
Thanks! NYC has an amazing number of scooter riders too! If you haven't, make sure to check out our channel-page and the ESG website. We have the world's biggest database of actual scooter test data!
-Paul
I live in Michigan my current scooter can go 60+mph I've been riding for 3 years and I've never been bothered once riding on sidewalks paved trails or streets.. I very rarely see escooters where I live so Most ppl probably just don't care
Us in the UK are STILL waiting for legislation on scooters and it looks like it will be on the stricter side compared to the US. Going by the rental scooter legislation we might see 15.5mph (25kph) speed limit, 500 watt limit, helmets and license required, rules on specification like wheel size, breaks, lighting. Germany has 12.5mph and is even stricter on spec so hoping it’s not going to be that bad! I agree with all the debates about e-bikes vs scooters, yes the e-bike cuts out at 15.5mph but it has pedal power so it’s easy to accelerate quickly and go around at 20mph so I think that should be the allowed speed at least for escooters but perhaps high powered ones should be allowed and treated like vehicles and need a reg plate and only be allowed on roads. That way almost all scooters can have a place! 😊
Very insightful! Thanks for sharing. -Vosk
Thankfully no one cares here in Northern Ireland. That is until one of these wee shits cause a major accident severely hurting or killing someone on them and ruin it for all the careful people.
Thanks!
No problem!
The video I was looking for , I buy my electric moped with pedals in California to go to the store and can't find information about how to get a registration
Hey thanks for this video am a truck driver trying to get a scooter and I travel 48 states so this helps a lot
GOOD INFO !!!!!!!
Glad it was helpful!
NYC has strict rules but we all just ignore it, they can't ticket all of us!
Don't ignore it. Find out what politicians you need to get rid of and go vote
Both of those are the stupidest things to say.. we all know states won’t change much based on their recurrent laws.. dem states will be dem states.. same laws.. same actions.. same outcomes… as for ignoring laws “can’t all of us get caught”.. yeah.. but 1 by 1.. look at speeders.. can’t all get caught at once.. but over time thousands and thousands of tickets are issues.. both are rediculous and not worth anyone’s time to think.. like ny will ever be a reasonable state for laws lol.. we all know politics are rigged.. there no trying to lie to ourselves.. we all know all politians are going to do the same garbage.. just move to a better state..
Yeah f autocorrect.. decipher it
I am from NYC there are many laws for sure - Vosk
Your sound design for this video was all over the place, but great info! Regarding NYC, I have not seen rules being enforced in areas where they are supposed to. Dispite saying bike paths are legal, there are some bike paths where it is not for e-bikes/scooters, such as the Hudson River Greenway, yet no one is ever sanctioned. It is true that it is best to use sound judgement and be careful so that we can all keep riding freely and safely.
Yeah, I don't know what was up with the volume in the first 10 seconds. What else did you notice? We're actively working on sound these days. Let us know if you have any pointers! -Paul
I’ve seen PEV riders getting tickets before on the Hudson greenway but only when it’s late night or very early in the morning when the path doesn’t have much traffic. They can’t ticket all of us so they wait for when the greenway is empty
Up in Canada, Watts can be a maximum of 1000, but some areas may post a limit of 300, for the safety of kids and seniors in their area. Much like Reduced Speed Limits for Motorized Vehicles in School Zones.
Cool! Thanks for sharing!
Great video!
Please make one for Europe also :)
Thanks! Will do!
Scooters need to maintain a small wheel on the drive, for torque, but increase one wheel for stability- and should come with a helmet by law. Great vid.
A driver's license is obvious money grubbing but passing a rules of the road test would cut down on accidents (public health care cost burden) for sure
Thanks so much!
Your comment makes me think that there should be more scooters with large front tires for stability and small rear for torque. As long as the motor diameter is close to the size of the wheel diameter then torque will be high though, but large diameter motors start to get heavy.
Thanks for watching and commenting! -Paul
I live in NYC and while you say there may be a speed limit on the books, technically with the NYPD there is no speed limit with scooters or ebikes as long as they’re operating below 40mph. The main targets for NYPD are illegal mopeds, not scooters and ebikes because Mopeds are supposed to be registered and only used by drivers with valid drivers licenses, so they are regulated and enforced, no other pev is.
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No point in buying one if you live in Michigan.
Every police department has no knowledge of what the laws are for electric scooters, and every law firm say different regulations.
As a new rider in nyc this was very informative. I'll only ride the sidewalk if there's no other choice and so far have had no issues. I'll take scootering rather than the dreadful subway any day.
In California, most non-highway roads have a posted speed limit of 35MPH. I scooters have to stay at 25MPH or less, wouldn't that mean there wouldn't be too many places one can ride a scooter?
Most scooters go less then 20mph
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Not what I meant. I'll rephrase it. Can I ride my e-scooter on a bike lane road with a posted speed limit of 35MPH? I'll be going 12-15MPH on the scooter.
@@woodenmetal2977 yes
I know this is an old video, but I hope you'll still respond. WEPED has monster electric scooters that have more than a 100 mile range if one stays below 40 mph or so and I was hoping to get one. With that kind of range one could drive from Los Angeles to Irvine and back, so it could pretty much replace a car, but I'm terrified of it getting impounded for driving on the roads. I watched a guy's video who has one in the Los Angeles area who said that the cops would be more than happy to impound a scooter for driving on roads that don't have a bike lane, in your experience does this seem to be the case? Have you ever been pulled over before when doing a range test or anything like that? Can you please tell me how the police act towards scooters in your experience? Thanks Paul, I'm a frequent viewer and love your work!
We honestly don’t feel WEPED is ready for the mass market! It’s a boutique brand that is for the smallest niche of the market.
I just want to know how the heck did the bikes in Netherlands get such favor as to have a law that states "if a car hits a bike the car is at fault." I know that there the insurance companies said this has to happen or we won't write a policy for bikes.
👀
Germany is a total joke. 12.5mph limit+ licence plate+ insurance + only scooters the government certified.
Hopefully that changes in the near future! -Vosk
lol
This is a place where nazis were invented
Here in the netherlands, the law considers you a moped, so to be legal, you would need an insurance plate, blinkers and a seat... They're planning on introducing new laws 'soon', but the limits will likely be 250watt and 25km/h (15mph). Sigh. I think us and Malta are the only ones left in the EU where scooters are banned.
Wow! They don't make it easy! I hope it gets easier as the governments learn more about the advantages of encouraging more micromobility! -Paul
I feel like living in a state with no electric scooter regulation a good thing. More freedom is a good thing to me
For sure!
No, it makes it a mish-mosh of rules. Here in NJ, for a while now trains banned escooters onboard. We just classified scooters statewide as bicycles so escooters just need to follow bike rules which NJ Transit does allow. Same goes with the boardwalks at the shore.
Whats the rules on power off operation kick riding an E scooter in the areas that are unlawful to operate E scooters
Depends on your locality! All are different
Anybody know any details on Texas.. It says mostly unregulated? Thanks.
Depending on your locality!
To be honest, as the owner of a kaabo wolf warrior 11 the third setting and turbo is very tempting 😂😢. Still dont have enough gear to protect myself from that death wish though.
Thanks for the feedback
Can you share the brand and style of the helmet shown after the Califonia Scooter laws?
That is the Unit 1 Gear Helmet!
@@ESG-ElectricScooterGuide I just saw the upcoming AURA helmet, and my jaw dropped. Finally, I will wear a helmet after all these years of riding without one. Thanks.
This needs to be a yearly updated video
Noted! Thank You
Hi if u are under 18 can u ride an electric scooter in the park? And what is the top speed of an electric scooter for someone under 18? Thank you
Most likely 15mph
Can a 15 year old ride an e scooter in Tucson?
Awesome. I have a Ti-30, and it does attract a lot of attention. I've never been pulled over though yet around the city and then also driving out of the city to go to work. I try to maintain 25 30 mph in areas where I know it's not a big deal if I'm driving that fast but I'm big roads that are traffic heavy with cars I try to just act kind of like a bicycle. The only thing I don't like is that because I'm trying to be stealth about it if I wear a full helmet then I feel like I'm more likely get it pulled over.
Very cool! Thanks for sharing. -Vosk
I have a similar weight & size scooter, only that my country sucks (Belgium, Europe, all are restricted to 12- 15.5ish mph )
i went faster ofcourse, up to about 31mph, at night when everyone's asleep
it feels like such a nice riding speed, unfortunate it's not possible to ride legally that fast, even mopeds are restricted to 28 ish (WITH a drivers' license)
in my country everything without a drivers' license is up to 15.5mph, no 20-28mph ebikes unless you've got a drivers' license and are up to pay big money for a legal "speed pedelec", ebikes that are like Class 3 in the US, costing over 8 grand for anything with a bit of power
needs a dmv registration and license plate aswell
you can't convert a bike using a BBSHD for example and limit it to 28mph cause you can't get it registered as it doesn't have an EU Certificate of Conformity
so either big money or slow is the damn choice in here :/
they really need to add some method of getting it "checked" so you can register it as a speed pedelec, but with the 21% VAT the country makes more money by selling overpriced pieces of garbage
the legal power limit for a speed pedelec is 4kW but the most powerful one you can find is only 1500W
There are 11 grand ones with only 850W motor, at that price i'd rather buy a car, but i don't have nor ever wanted a drivers' license either cause fuck cars, and i don't want expensive crap either
So Scooters can't use a bike lane on an expressway in California where the speed limit is 45 or 50 Mph but bicycles can? Does a road have to have a bike lane to ride a scooter there?
Laws are very tricky for sure! -Vosk
Do you need a license in Chicago for a 50cc venture scooter
Depends on your locality!
thanks for the honorable mention, but we tear these streets up here in DC! Meet up at the Lincoln
Have fun! The sharing company that started me off with electric scooters was Skip, who only ran in SF and DC for most of their existance. DC is a great scooter city! -Paul
Do I need a permit to ride my solar p1 pro
Depends on your locality!
In Greece no one seriously deals with e-scooters legislation, till now.
Its an enough new habit.
You see many "dead" e-scooters of 500 watts max, very few serious e-scooters are on running.
And when it happens anyone asks you, ooohh what is this? 😂
So, as an owner of GSXR1000k6, DL650k5, kaabo wolf king gt and dualtron storm limited(the new one), i feel king of the road👑😂
And for sure, my big experience with motorcycles, helps me toooo much to easily drive fast e-scooters😉
For me driving GSXR 1000 is much more easier than driving kaabo or dualtron😆😆
Greetings from Athens-Greece.
Happy the new year, peace✌️✌️
Very cool! Thanks for Sharing. -Vosk
In NY scooters are illegal to ride but I asked a cop what should i do use the road he told me just use the sidewalk but just be more careful and i use a scooter everyday to get to work
Insightful! Thanks for stopping by. -Vosk
When there is no cops, you make your own law.😁
Lol haha
Both sites provided incorrect info compared to current Oregon DMV e-bike specific ODOT guide on the .gov site just saying.
Thanks for the correction! -Vosk
Geez, I live in PA. Although I'm moving to Flordia in two years lol so I suppose it kind of works out.
Thanks for stopping by!
I Live in Iowa and it's all legal here. I ride my scooter on and off the sidewalks depending on on traffic and pedestrians. I also wear a helmet.
That’s awesome! Stay Safe. -Vosk
Dia diabh go léir, a chairde - greetings from Ireland, fellow e-Scoots. The Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 is rocketing, sorry, crawling its way through the legislative process here at the moment - all (current) forms of PPT are included [Part 12]. Pretty much EU standard so no nasty surprises - 25k/h limit, maximum 250W continuous output, one person only, not to be used for the carriage of [commercial] goods (so no burger/curry deliveries I suppose), all required lights etc. to be present and functional, all speed limits to be observed irrespective of the actual scooter max., obey the Rules of the Road (yep, drive/ride on the LEFT!), use bike/bus lanes as appropriate. Helmet NOT mandatory though (which somewhat surprises me). Happy travels and remember this simple mantra - "EVERY driver is out to kill you"
Fun fact - driving on the left became a legal requirement via the UKs Highway Act 1835 - useful to know in the event of an emergency pub quiz......
Very insightful! Thanks for sharing. -Vosk
Please, what about Canada? I live in Toronto and want to get e-scooter but no clue on the laws. Researching now…
Every locality has different laws!-Vosk
@@ESG-ElectricScooterGuide Any plan to do guide for Canada like this US video? Thanks
New Zealand law:
Under 300 Watts: Allowed to ride on footpaths & side of the road if safe
Over 300 Watts: Not allowed on the road at all
Cops generally don't enforce this law, and treat all escooters like bicycles i've heard.
Very insightful! Thanks for sharing. -Vosk
What about New Jersey!?
Depends on your locality!
Hey guys, I need some serious intel!!!. I am getting the itch that there are about to be some new releases from trusted brands like Kaabo, Varla, Dualtron, Nami and Apollo to name a few. I'm noticing several sales on high priced scooters and I just saw the spec for the new Varla Falcon. Hence, I am leaning on you to answer one question so that I can save my $3,000 for the next best scooter to launch. What companies are dropping scooters between now and Summer 2023? I don't want to buy anything old considering the vast array of improvements in tech and form to come. PLEASE DIVULGE!!! :))) THANKS A MILLION! YOUR CHANNEL IS PROLIFIC!
We have several reviews dropping soon on many new scooters. Stay Tuned. -Vosk
@@ESG-ElectricScooterGuide awesome>>>>
Great answer :)
Here in Jefferson city
Do a Canada version of this
Good idea! Thanks for the input
To be honest, why is the scooter getting a bad rep? For when they’re all over the city, they should be all over the city. They should be all over Brampton Ontario and Toronto Ontario. If people can park their cars on the street so people be allowed to park their scooters on the street scooters take a lot less space in a car would.
Thanks for the feedback!
In Italy you can't gave more than 250 Watts and can't go faster than 13mph
Wow! 250W is so low. Sorry to hear it. Do they enforce it? -Paul
Please add chapters to this video. Finding my state is impossible.
Thanks for the input! Stay Safe -Vosk
Chapters have been added!
Me on my E scooter at 15 doing wheelies at 25 mph on the sidewalk in Cali:
HEHEHEHEHAW
What I have to say about where things should go:
1. 25 mph should be a reasonable speed limit for scooters. 15 mph is just too low for most places.
2. If you go over 15 mph, you really should have a full cover helmet. The thing is if the shit hits the fan, a scooter is something you can quickly hop off of after jamming on the brakes at the last moment or even have the wheels digging into soft soil and rapidly slowing you down, causing you to lose some speed, likely pushing you under 10 mph when you hop off and then you can easily run a bit to a stop and stay on your feet. At 25 mph, you may try to do all of this, but you will most likely end up face planting and then that leads to an expensive hospital visit after hitting your head face first and a messed up face. Even at 15 mph, it is not a bad idea to use a full cover helmet.
3. Don't obstruct your hearing while riding. Hearing is very important for situational awareness. Maybe if you are poking along on a sidewalk at 5 mph and nobody is really around, OK, but any other situation, especially a busy street / crowded urban center, this is just asking for an accident to happen.
4. Something that frustrates me is even in the bike lanes in busy places, people just don't follow any sort of rules. People walking in the bike lane and even in groups obstructing the bike lanes when the walking path is right there next to the bike lanes. People riding their bicycles on the wrong side of the bike lanes and looking away and don't even notice when you are ringing your bell and hooting and hollering at them and then when they finally do notice at the very last moment, they swerve to their left while you are logically swerving to your right, causing you to still be on a collision course with them. This is not even a once or twice thing, but basically every time I try riding around a popular area. Then when you get to pedestrian heavy areas where it says to walk, people are riding their e-bikes at full speed through the crowd. I have been thanked for getting off my e-scooter and walking through the designated pedestrian heavy areas. People shouldn't feel compelled to thank you when you do this; it should just be what people do for safety reasons, especially when there is a sign right there with flashing lights telling you to walk and you can see a dense crowd of people right there and thus why the sign and flashing lights were put there.
5. This brings up another problem. Many of our urban centers are just not designed for bicycles and e-scooters and such. Some places are trying out various laws, but until our urban centers are designed right for the current trends in transport, there really needs to be a lot of sensible compromises. Maybe even a required online course teaching people about what is sensible especially as what I see is "common sense" is rare. These urban centers often have the problem that the way they are designed to get around, don't even really work. Cars are probably the most absurd solution to getting around dense urban centers. Bikes, e-bikes, and e-scooters combined with good mass transit actually makes far more sense.
6. Getting away from dense urban centers, a lot of other places are very empty sidewalk usage wise and have high speed limits on the roads. Technically these are no e-scooter zones, but really e-scooters should be fine on the sidewalks because no people are on the sidewalks. And they probably should do more about bike lanes.
7. I find having an e-scooter can be a great thing to mix with mass transit. Granted not all mass transit is properly optimized for bikes and e-scooters and especially what accommodations are there are not enough for how popular this now is. It is especially important for mass transit systems to provide ways to properly lock up your bike or e-scooter, a simple bar properly setup will do, but so often something like this is not there like it needs to be there or not there at all. And not all e-scooters are properly optimized to be used with mass transit. This is something that is going to need to be better considered moving forward.
Very insightful! Thanks for sharing. -Vosk
Requiring a drivers license to drive/ride an electric scooter is ridiculous. Government needs to stay out of our lives and worry about important stuff.
People are very reckless when riding scooters therefore making the laws more stern on scooter riders.....
Hopefully people can be more careful and safe! -Vosk
i thought california was top because of LAEK8 and sur rons
Hi from norway
Greetings! Thanks for stopping by. -Vosk
LOLLLL. Who makes these thumbnails!? 🤣🤣🤣 It's getting out of hand 🤣 anyways! Wear your helmet when riding ALL THE TIME! 😁
Ha ha! Thanks. We have an amazing team here at ESG! My kids love this thumbnail! -Paul
@@ESG-ElectricScooterGuide wearing a helmet is a no brainer it doesn't really need raising but definitely reminding its the same as riding a cycle I've seen many illegal e scooter riders without protective gear is its common sense Elbow and knee pads wouldn't go a miss either
You contradicted yourself. NY STATE law allows electric scooters up to 20mph and defines them as any vehicle weighing 100lbs or less that is solely propelled by the electric motor. If the law was 15mph, then the scooter cannot be able to exceed 15mph by design, not by the willingness of the rider. The information I got was from the DMV website.
even in NY it has many different localities with its own rules. -Vosk
@@ESG-ElectricScooterGuide very true. In the city no one really cares what you do. Where I live in the Long Island the cops are gung ho. My neighbor got pulled over on his scooter. Cop said you can own it but you can’t use it on public roads. What!???
@@ESG-ElectricScooterGuide actually NYS has one set of rules-maximum 20mph, maximum 750 watts, under 100lbs., no sidewalks. Certain localities can impose additional restrictions, although I don’t know of any. I have not had any problems personally. As long as you ride safely and don’t do anything stupid, you should be ok. I find it rediculous that I can ride a bicycle on public roads but I can’t ride a scooter! Doesn’t make sense.
I like Florida but I would prefer no regulations
That would be awesome! Ha Ha. -Vosk
Yet no issue with cars being designed to go way faster than any speed limit. Dang politicians.
Haha yea!
Pennsylvania is illegal to ride on any/all public roads. I know I got stopped twice.
Sorry to hear about getting stopped! I remember when our buddy Alex Simon was getting ready to ride across the US, asking him how he was going to get through PA. -Paul
There is an untapped MARKET for scooters with a top speed of 15mph, but designed to have the quality and features of high-end scooters that are currently priced at $2000 or more. Regrettably, these scooter companies are unaware of this potential. The States that enforce the 15mph speed limit seem to do so solely to have the ability to hold scooter riders accountable for ANY incidents. No one desires a fragile scooter, even if it costs only $200, as it is considerably more dangerous compared to a fully equipped $2000+ scooter with full suspension. Very corrupted law at this point need cleansing.
Insightful! Thanks for sharing. -Vosk
15 mph is ridiculous, bicycles regularly exceed that
That is pretty slow! -Vosk
What about Philadelphia Pennsylvania???
Every locality is different! -Vosk
@@ESG-ElectricScooterGuide Im aware of that, but what I'm saying is why didn't you include Philly like you included Delaware & new York??
So in CA kids cannot ride E Scooters.
Depends on your locality! -Vosk
why are old people allowed to make laws?
Lol
As someone who doesn't live in the US, these laws sound really dumb. I suppose most politicians over there are of old age and don't understand the capabilities of these little machines.
Here in Chile, electric scooters are not regulated. Most people use the bike lanes but I didn't spend 2 grands to ride on bike lanes! I just ride with caution, common sense and always on the road. I don't even have a license, nor does having one accounts for having a functional brain. It's sad to see people putting their lives and others' at risk always ruining fun things for the rest.
We hope these laws become better not worse! -Vosk
Well since I can't go over 15 mph in Minnesota. I'm glad I don't need to wear a helmet since I'm over eighteen and can ride a bike faster 😂
Haha!! Still better to wear one. -Vosk
“Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made” - Otto von Bismarck [a wise man].
Lol
How accurate is this guide? E-scooters are not banned in Idaho, although this guide states they are. 🤷🏻♂️.
It was done a few years back so some things could have changed for sure!
20 mph is too slow for the street.
Depends where! Bike lane on street should be okay in my opinion. -Vosk
@@ESG-ElectricScooterGuide my state allows us to go 35 mph with an electric scooter. you can’t get anywhere going 20 mph
No matter the State please wear helmets people!
Yes! Thanks for watching, and commenting! -Paul
It's basic common sense like it would be for cyclists it silly that people still need reminding
Elon Musk, can scooters be self driving yet?!!
California laws are confusing !! Electric scooters are not allowed to go over 15 MPH on any public road or bike lane, and they must stay on slower streets with speed limits of 25 MPH or lower.
Where do we have streets that have speed limits of 25 or LESS?
It purely depends on your locality! Everyone is different.
PRO TIP: If you live in New York, MOVE!! Not just for scooter laws, but for a PLETHORA of other reasons as well lol
More laws against electric scooter than guns
No! There are well over 20,000 gun laws in the United States. Most choose to follow them, some don't.
Many laws for sure! -Vosk
@@PinnaclePete there are not thousands, but closer to 300 federal and state gun laws.
@@Bentz99 I didn't count them of course but that's that number that's been reported on the news. They must be including local laws which include commonwealths, territories, counties, cities, municipalities, towns, townships and villages. There are enough of those to bring the number over twenty thousand.
Laws, Legislations, rules... and when we come to see the objective is just to make a fine and those who make the laws do not comply.... F......
Yea every locality has its local laws and regulations! -Vosk
Most scooters don’t go 25mph
on average for sure not!
Who won the giveaway? Would be nice to know if y'all actually went through with the giveaway
We didn't hit 75k subscribers, so no winners yet. We'll should a way to give some away soon though. Stay tuned for details! -Paul
So if I don't have a driver's license in California I can't ride one?
Check your locality but many places do not require a license to drive a scooter! -Vosk