The use of electric scooters on the streets of Spanish cities is becoming more widespread. And, increasingly, its use increases among the youngest. It is an alternative to public transport or even private vehicles and its design is ideal for mobility both in large cities and in smaller population centers.
It is one of the most efficient and sustainable vehicles. It is the preferred choice by users when they seek to move quickly on a short journey. They are relatively fast, are electrically charged, and fold up for easy transport and storage. These advantages explain why there are so many copies circulating on the streets, many of them driven by minors. But can the younger ones really drive them?
Although the DGT announced that it was going to establish a minimum age for driving personal mobility vehicles (VMP), among which are electric scooters, the truth is that this regulation has not yet arrived and it is still the municipalities through municipal ordinances. regulating age limits.
Therefore, whether or not your child can go to school on an electric scooter will depend on the municipality in which they reside. If your town is not listed above, contact your town hall to find out what is the age required to ride a scooter in your town.
Although it is the city councils that regulate the circulation with this type of vehicle, there are common rules for the entire state territory and non-compliance will entail the consequent fine:
The scooter park has been increasing year after year. If the first units that arrived in Spain were already a success, the pandemic caused this vehicle to become popular in an exacerbated way with record sales figures.
In the study The bicycle and the scooter in times of pandemic in Spanish urban areas, carried out in 2021 in Spain by the Network of Cities for the Bicycle, this trend is confirmed: the electric scooter gained more than 370,000 followers living its peak during the pandemic, with more than 1,300,000 people moving around on scooters.
