Good news for electric skateboarders in Germany - Invitation to submit esk8 approval requirements

Alex · Dec 4, 2016

Posted by Klaus B on Facebook, apparently this has some good news regarding potential changes in the law regarding electric skateboards in Germany. It looks like request to obtain approval requirements for the operation of self balancing and electric drive vehicles such as electric skateboards

Perhaps one of our German members can translate a little more legibly than Google and elaborate as to what this really means?

http://www.bundesrat.de/

Section from the Link Above via Google Translate said:

2. The Federal Government is invited to submit as soon as possible the
Approval requirements for the operation of self - balancing
Vehicles and vehicles with an electric drive which do not have at least one
In public transport, with the participation of the Länder
Regulations.

Justification:
Self-balancing vehicles not covered by the mobility aid regulation
(Such as electric unicycles or electric boards), are used as well
Different models of electric scooters and coaters - from the trade
Already massively offered.
Although this is currently the case under the current legal situation
Operation in the public road traffic are generally not allowed,
They are already being used by adults as well as by children
used. Some vehicle types reach speeds of up to 25
Or even 35 km / h. In principle, vehicles such as
The portable electrically operated skimmer is an interesting addition
To offer public transport services. Unified
Binding rules for the operation of these motor vehicles are therefore not
Printing house 332/16 (decision) - 4 -
Only for reasons of traffic safety but also from the point of view
The promotion of electromobility and the use of innovative mobility concepts
required.
Constantly driven or self-balanced vehicles are from the scope of application
Of Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 15 January 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of
Two- or three-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles, which will apply from January 2016,
Except for. National regulations governing the operation of this
Vehicles are taken.
The Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) had
Already commissioned the Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt) last year,
An overview of the market for a national regulation
Coming so-called electro-small vehicles to give and examine how
These vehicles can be categorized. On the basis of the investigations
The BASt, whose results - according to the Federal Ministry of the Interior
- were initially expected by the end of 2015, then the
Technical and behavioral requirements under which these
Vehicles may be moved in public traffic, federal law
be managed. Against this background, a regulation by the
To be considered as soon as possible and feasible,
Also to prevent more and more unauthorized motor vehicles
Both on foot and bicycle paths as well as on roads.
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PDF attached in case link goes down.

Beckz · Dec 7, 2016

Okay let me try

It is a proposal to our government to create a law for electric driven and self balancing vehicles like e-scooters and e-skateboards.
They are called an interesting addition to the existing vehicles.

It is not a proposal to legalize e-skateboards it just says "define rules".

BUT

It definitely says that the current rules are not enough and it is not an option to define e-skateboards as non licensed vehicles.
Good news!

I'll keep an eye on this.

Alex · Dec 7, 2016

Cheers Beckz. Let us know if you hear any more news on this.

Seems like a step in the right direction if the government are willing to work with the industry to ensure they're safe and legal on the roads.

IZEEFPV · Jan 6, 2018

Hello any one know if this can reflect in some way an EU initiative or is restricted to Germany only?
Because I'm in Italy and public forces are starting to enforce laws against anything electric on public roads, sidewalks, bike paths.
We have a low proposal that may allow self balanced electric veichles (segway like), but is stuck, was proposed in 2012 and never discussed or approved.

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