Street legal electric scooter

Driving with a motor is of course much more comfortable than pedaling or pushing off with your foot. If the whole thing still works without fuel, that's even better. For this reason, more and more vehicles are being built with electric motors. This also includes the electric scooter, which you can sometimes buy with street approval. But you should inform yourself in advance so that you do not regret this purchase later.

What is an electric scooter anyway?

• If you find out about electric scooters on the internet, you will find two types of models: on the one hand, the Scooterthat it is now also with electronic engine to buy there; on the other hand, there is the little scooter that most of us know from childhood and that has also been motorized for a while.
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• This article is about the motorized scooter. It looks quite similar to the normal scooter, but mostly has a saddle (bicycle saddle) and you buy it Road legal, also light and mirror on the handlebars, so that you can be seen and also keep an overview yourself can.

Interesting facts about the street-legal e-scooter

• If you want to buy one of the e-scooters, you should make sure that you really have a model with approval for the Road traffic because not every motorized scooter is allowed to drive on the road. As already mentioned, the small street legal scooter has a front and a rear light. It also has a rear-view mirror and handbrake on each side on the steering wheel and reflectors on the sides. He also needs a bell. Without these accessories, he will not get an operating permit.
• When buying, make sure that the seller can prove that the e-scooter is approved for road traffic. You can find them on the Internet, in supermarkets or at flea markets for as little as 100 euros, but you often buy a pig in a poke there, so you don't know whether you can drive it on the street. It is better to go to a real local dealer and have everything documented and explained to you, even if you pay a lot more there.


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• Because if you get caught with an electric scooter without approval for road traffic, it can be very expensive and even bring you points in Flensburg. The same applies if you do not have the necessary driver's license feature. Because for the motorized scooters you need at least one moped test certificate (can be filed from the age of 15. Age). Of course, all other driver's licenses that entitle you to drive a moped also work.
• The e-scooter therefore needs an operating license and liability insurance like a moped. A suitable driver's license is also required. The insurance number is attached to the back of the scooter. If this is not available, the vehicle will be pulled in immediately during a check. In the event of an accident, the vehicle owner must also pay for the damage completely himself.
• Helmets are only compulsory if the e-scooter can drive faster than 20 km / h. However, the lighting must be switched on every time you drive (regardless of whether it is daylight or not). Inquire about other rules with motorized scooters in advance before buying such a vehicle.

If you obey all the laws, you will surely have a lot of fun with the little scooter. Therefore, a purchase should never be made without prior research.