E-scooters: pedestrianization - what you need to watch out for

An e-scooter, like other vehicles, is subject to various regulations that you must comply with. The traffic regulations cannot necessarily be compared to a bicycle or a car. In addition, there is the question of whether you are allowed to drive your e-scooter in the pedestrian zone.

Are you allowed to ride your e-scooter in the pedestrian zone?

An increasing number of rental providers are making e-scooters available for rent in major German cities. This is usually done using an app that gives you access to the vehicles. The rented e-scooters usually have a general operating license. However, other points must be met in order for you to be allowed to participate in German road traffic. For example, there is a maximum speed of 20 km/h or certain routes on which you are allowed to drive with the e-scooter.

1. With the e-scooter, you are only allowed to drive in certain zones or on certain routes. As for other vehicles, this was also previously specified for e-scooters in a regulation.
2. You are allowed to ride with the e-scooter on bike paths, in bike lanes and also on bike lanes.
3. If none of these paths are available, then it is allowed to swerve onto the roadway, but only in this case.
4. Riding on sidewalks and in pedestrian zones is completely prohibited. Erlaubt ist dies nur dann, wenn eine Beschilderung mit der Kennzeichnung „E-Scooter frei“ vorhanden ist.
5. Achten Sie dabei vor allem darauf, dass ein Schild mit „Radfahrer frei“ nicht für E-Scooter gilt.