Habits will have to change for the electric scooter users in the Hauts-de-Seine (92). Faced with the rising number of accidents involving motorized personal mobility devices (EDPM), the department’s prefect has signed an order tightening safety rules. As of August 1, 2026, all riders of electric scooters, as well as monoscooters, gyropods and hoverboards, must now wear a helmet and a high-visibility vest or retro-reflective gear when traveling.
The measure applies across all of Hauts-de-Seine and covers the department's 36 communes. It comes amid a series of serious accidents, including the death of a 13-year-old boy in Rueil-Malmaison after a collision while riding a scooter without a helmet. A few weeks earlier, the town had already introduced this requirement on its territory. The prefectural order now extends it to the entire department.
The text complements the rules already laid out in the Highway Code. Electric scooter users must notably observe a maximum speed of 25 km/h, be at least 14 years old, not carry a passenger, not wear earphones or headphones while riding, and use the designated lanes. Violators face penalties of up to €1,500 depending on the nature of the offense, with the prefect aiming to make this measure a lever for prevention as much as a tool of enforcement.
Which towns are affected?
The measure applies in all the communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department (92): Antony, Asnières-sur-Seine, Bagneux, Bois-Colombes, Boulogne-Billancourt, Bourg-la-Reine, Châtenay-Malabry, Châtillon, Chaville, Clamart, Clichy, Colombes, Courbevoie, Fontenay-aux-Roses, Garches, La Garenne-Colombes, Gennevilliers, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Levallois-Perret, Malakoff, Marnes-la-Coquette, Meudon, Montrouge, Nanterre, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Le Plessis-Robinson, Puteaux, Rueil-Malmaison, Saint-Cloud, Sceaux, Sèvres, Suresnes, Vanves, Vaucresson, Ville-d'Avray and Villeneuve-la-Garenne.
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