Slovakia's President Signs Law to Regulate Electric Scooters

Slovakia's president has signed amendments to the country's road traffic law that will regulate electric scooters starting in September. The new legislation classifies electric scooters as "small electric vehicles" and establishes clear rules for their use, ending what officials described as regulatory chaos surrounding the popular transportation devices. The amendments to Road Traffic Act No. 8/2009 aim to address ongoing controversies over electric scooter usage in Slovak cities, where the devices have become increasingly common but lacked proper legal framework governing their operation on public roads and sidewalks.