Pat Kenny

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The Pat Kenny Show · E-Scooters: What have other European countries done about them? · 18 Jul 2026 podcast
Now, what about helmets? voice-verified
Are they required of all riders of e-scooters? voice-verified
Now, the question of insurance and registration, I mean, do they know with these private scooters, which are still permitted in Paris, do they know who owns them and do they have to carry insurance? voice-verified
Have any of them tried geo-blocking where they can actually control the hired scooters in the same way anyone who's used maybe a modern golf cart will know that if you approach the greens, for example, in a golf cart, the geo-blocking will stop the buggy in its tracks and it can't proceed because it's going on a prohibited space. voice-verified
That's using sat-nav technology. voice-verified
Have any of them in France generally tried this kind of tactic to make sure that scooters obey the speed limits? voice-verified
OK, so there's been a side effect, I believe. voice-verified
I've been reading this. voice-verified
I don't know how true it is, because often here you get the people who are in favour of this kind of mobility saying this is active travel. voice-verified
Well, standing on the scooter is not active travel. voice-verified
It's standing. voice-verified
That's all you're doing. voice-verified
But in Paris, I believe since the ban, lots more people are actually actively travelling on bicycles. voice-verified
In other words, using their legs and their lungs. voice-verified
All right, Elaine, thank you very much for that update from Paris and beyond. voice-verified
Looking at other countries, in Germany, they integrate scooters directly into federal law traffic under the Small Electric Vehicles Ordinance. voice-verified
The speed limit aligns with the Dublin speed limit, which is 20 kilometres per hour. voice-verified
They allow riders as young as 14, but e-scooters have to have a dedicated type approval certificate. voice-verified
They have to have a specific insurance sticker plate and dual independent brakes if they want to go near a public road. voice-verified
But right throughout Germany, because it's a federal country, the individual states may have different systems. voice-verified
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