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Spain Makes Scooter Helmets Mandatory

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Spain’s rules take effect Oct. 1, requiring scooter riders to be at least 15, wear helmets, keep lights on and wear reflective vests at night or in poor visibility.

elDiario.es
The DGT changes scooter rules from October 1: vest, minimum age and helmet

Traffic aims to improve protection for road users considered vulnerable. Electric motorcycles are growing but still not attracting users. October brings important mobility news, especially for those road users considered vulnerable, a concept that includes pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, and drivers of personal mobility vehicles (PMV). In this last group, owners of electric scooters are included, an option increasingly used to move around the city. The General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) pushed for a modification to the General Traffic Regulation to protect these vulnerable users. The changes were included in a decree approved by the Council of Ministers on June 23 and take effect this Thursday, October 1. Traffic defends this update, whose objective is "to adapt the regulation to the change in mobility perspective that has occurred in the last twenty years, in which there has been a shift from a centered approach."

The DGT changes scooter rules from October 1: vest, minimum age and helmet
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Público
Mandatory helmet for bicycles and electric scooters: what's at stake?

The National Assembly is preparing to vote on a controversial measure that has long faced opposition from advocates of active mobility

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Aftenposten
Twenty-five municipalities call for a 16-year age limit for e-scooters – It’s time someone says 'enough is enough'

Twenty-five of the country’s largest municipalities are calling for a 16-year age limit for electric scooters.

Twenty-five municipalities call for a 16-year age limit for e-scooters – It’s time someone says 'enough is enough'
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El Pais
October arrives with numerous changes to motorcycles, bicycles and scooters

The changes mean users of personal mobility devices must be at least 15 years old and always wear a protective helmet.

October arrives with numerous changes to motorcycles, bicycles and scooters
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