Electric Skateboard Rules Victoria

The laws that relate to skateboards apply within part 14 rules for pedestrians of the australian road rules.

Electric skateboard rules victoria. An electric skateboard exaggerates everything. There are some road rules that riders of scooters and wheeled recreational devices need to follow. The bikes can only have a motor of 500w and max speed of 32km h the skateboard of the guy in the colonist article had a 2000w motor that has a top speed over 35km h. Your electric skateboard is not a toy.

4 the motors on electric skateboards tend to be way stronger than whats legally allowed on electric peddle assist bikes. We are resuming all licence testing in regional victoria. Here we explore where you can ride what safety equipment you need and key facts on motorised devices. What is a skateboard under the law.

Scooters wheeled recreational devices a summary of the key victorian road rules regarding scooter and wheeled recreational devices. These are explained below. The road rules for using scooters skateboards rollerblades and other wheeled recreational devices are important to know whether you re an adult or child. Lime recently held electric scooter trials in melbourne at monash university so it is possible that further trials will be conducted in victoria in the future 9.

In victoria you are not allowed to use electric skateboards on public roads or road related areas including footpaths or nature strips. Riders of power assisted bicycles are required to obey the same road rules as drivers. You can only use eboards on private property with the permission of the property owner. Under australian road rules electric skateboards are listed as wheeled recreational devices this is a separate category to bicycles which includes scooters rollerblades skateboards and.

Speed the feeling of freedom and the sheer fun of it all. For the australian road rules a person in or on a wheeled recreational device or wheeled toy is a pedestrian not a rider as in cyclist and not a vehicle. If so it is possible that e scooter laws in victoria could be revised like they have been in brisbane. From tuesday 29 september customers in regional victoria will be able to book their licence test at their closest regional.