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Malaysia has banned e-scooters from every public road since December 2021, limiting them to gazetted parks and pedestrian zones, with fines up to RM5,000 or jail time.
Malta allows privately owned, registered e-kickscooters, but banned nationwide commercial rental schemes from 1 March 2024, reportedly the first EU country to do so.
Mexico has no federal e-scooter law. Compare Guadalajara's 2024 rules with Mexico City's stricter VEMEPE/VEP regime taking effect in 2026, city by city.
Morocco has no e-scooter law in force. A decree adopted 9 July 2026 would add a helmet mandate and 25 km/h cap, but it awaits Bulletin Officiel publication.
Mozambique's road code never names e-scooters, but its ciclomotor category, capped at 4kW for an electric vehicle, most plausibly pulls a fast one into registration duties.
Nepal has no dedicated e-scooter category, so riders must register and license one as an ordinary motor vehicle, with fines of NPR 1,000 to 5,000 for skipping registration.
Nigeria's Lagos State Road Traffic Law 2012 has zero e-scooter mentions. The okada and keke road bans do not extend to e-scooters. Here is what that gap means.
Norway enforces a strict 0.2 promille alcohol limit on e-scooter riders, the same severity as drunk driving in a car, plus a minimum age of 12 and a helmet rule under 15.
Pakistan's 1965 Motor Vehicles Ordinance has no e-scooter exemption, so a scooter defaults to motor cycle rules requiring registration, an 18-year-old rider, and a helmet.
Peru defines e-scooters as VMPs exempt from plate, license, and SOAT under a national decree. See the 25 km/h cap, sidewalk ban, and Lima's own fine schedule.
Are e-scooters legal in the Philippines? LTO's kick-scooter category, the disputed 2024 registration order, and Metro Manila's 19-road MMDA ban explained.
Poland has regulated e-scooters since May 2021, requiring a bicycle card or licence for riders 10 to 18, allowing sidewalk use only as a last resort, and requiring no helmet.