20.500.12556/DKUM-99216 Discrepancies between regulation of e-scooters across the EU The commercial use of e-scooters began between 2017 and 2018 in North America, where largescale e-scooter sharing systems began to take hold. Due to their speed and convenience, the expansion of these systems quickly spread to major European cities as well. During the COVID19 pandemic, sales of e-scooters also increased for individual purposes, as individuals were looking for an alternative to public transit. As a result, e-scooters have rapidly integrated into urban micromobility across the European Union and worldwide. The use of e-scooters by different age groups and for various purposes indicates widespread adoption. Even so, there is currently no binding framework at the EU level regulating their use in traffic. Most e-scooters do not fall under the scope of Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 on vehicle type-approval but are treated as products for sale on the internal market because their characteristics, especially power and speed, are lower than the Directive presumes for powered two wheelers like mopeds. Therefore, key aspects of traffic regulation, including age restrictions, the use of protective equipment, speed limits, insurance, and registration, depend on the individual EU Member State. This article presents a comparative analysis of specific areas of traffic legislation in all 27 EU member states. The analysis covers the areas of legislation stated above: age restrictions, the use of protective equipment, speed limits, insurance, and registration. Each specific area of legislation was categorized and classified at the national level. This breakdown allows us to see where legislation is harmonized across countries and where more significant discrepancies exist. The findings highlight discrepancies in regulations, with none of the areas of legislation under consideration exhibiting uniform rules across the entire EU. This fragmentation of legislation has consequences for road safety, cross-border mobility, and micromobility policy in urban environments. With the introduction of harmonized legislative framework for the use of e-scooters across the EU, the current consequences could be mitigated. e-scooter urban micromobility EU traffic regulation road safety legislative fragmentation električni skiro urbana mikromobilnost EU prometna regulativa prometna varnost razdrobljenost pravne ureditve true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Drugo 2026-08-07 11:47:07 2026-08-07 11:47:07 2026-08-08 03:08:39 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 Str. 88-97 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2026-04-26 2026-04-30 2026-05-15 656.11:351.811(4-67 EU) 287225091 287241731 10.58952/zr20261501088 RAZ_Sorsak_Pija_2026.pdf RAZ_Sorsak_Pija_2026.pdf 1 6A4BBCFCD5F5AE03B00F1E07A303EC49 2658e1dd8c17a7ad18250b9d67a9c5fb4afd4797a246424f776b1da94c67b753 d23f32f9-9245-11f1-a6bf-00155d0001be https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=209053 https://doi.org/10.58952/zr20261501088 0 b95d8686-9245-11f1-a6bf-00155d0001be https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=209052 https://zriut.com/article/1479 1 f5f6f55e-9244-11f1-a6bf-00155d0001be https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=209051 https://iu-travnik.com/zbornici-radova/ 1 f4746a8a-9244-11f1-a6bf-00155d0001be https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=209050 Fakulteta za logistiko 0 0 0