Greece moves to ban teenagers from riding e-scooters

The Greek parliament is set to vote on July 21 on a bill introducing stricter regulations for the use of electric scooters, Kathimerini reports.

The proposed legislation would prohibit anyone under the age of 17 from riding e-scooters and ban companies from selling or renting them to minors.

The bill also calls for mandatory registration and insurance for e-scooters, a measure lawmakers say will make it easier to identify riders and owners. In addition, it would increase fines for traffic violations, including riding on roads with speed limits exceeding 50 km/h.

Greece has already introduced rules requiring e-scooter riders to wear helmets and prohibiting the use of headphones or mobile phones while operating the vehicles.

The proposed measures come in response to a series of e-scooter-related accidents, many of which involved minors.