Helmets, High-Vis Mandatory for Paris E-Scooter Users
Police said 79 people were killed and 1,100 were seriously injured in 2025, prompting the new safety rules.
- On Friday, August 7, 2026, Paris police introduced mandatory helmet and reflective gear rules for motorised mobility devices including e-scooters, Segways, and hoverboards across Paris and its inner suburbs.
- With 79 deaths and 1,100 users seriously injured in 2025, police noted "a significant proportion" of accidents caused serious or fatal head injuries, prompting the new safety measures.
- Failure to wear a helmet carries a €135 fine, while those without high-visibility vests or reflective gear face €35 penalties on public roads, police stated.
- Paris banned rental e-scooters in 2023, but privately owned devices remain widely used; meanwhile, Madrid banned rentals in 2024 and Brussels followed suit this year.
- Ireland plans to implement similar measures by the end of August, including a full ban on under-18 e-scooter use and mandatory safety equipment for all other riders.
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In the French capital of Paris, a helmet duty applies immediately to the riders of E-Scootern. They must also wear a warning vest or other reflective equipment. Without a helmet, a fine of 135 euros is due, without vest or reflectors 35 euros.
Paris is now introducing a helmet obligation for E-Scootern drivers, and warning vests are also required. In Germany, too, the companions are increasingly worried about experts.
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Paris is getting tougher on electric scooter safety, with new rules now requiring riders to wear both a helmet and a high-visibility vest while using their scooters on public roads.
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