Laws and regulations for electric scooters and bicycles

Laws and regulations for electric scooters (small electric motor vehicles)

• You must travel considerately, attentively, and cautiously.
• You must not create danger, cause harm, or unnecessarily obstruct or disturb others.
• The minimum age is 12. Rental companies may set a higher age limit.
• Children under the age of 15 must wear a helmet.
• The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.2‰.
• You must not drive if you are under the influence of alcohol, drugs, medication, or other intoxicating or sedative substances.
• The vehicle is intended for one person only. Passengers are not permitted. Carrying more than one person will result in a fine (fixed penalty notice).
• The vehicle must have liability insurance. If it is rented, this is the rental company's responsibility.
• When riding in the roadway or bicycle lane, you must yield to traffic coming from the right unless signs or other rules indicate otherwise.
• A driver's license is not required for a legally compliant small electric motor vehicle.

For more information, see the Norwegian Public Roads Administration's: Traffic rules for electric scooters

Bicycle laws and regulations

• You must proceed considerately, attentively, and cautiously.
• You must not create danger, cause harm, or unnecessarily obstruct or disturb others.
• There is no statutory minimum age for cycling. Rental companies may set an age limit.
• Wearing a bicycle helmet is not mandatory, regardless of age.
• No driver's license, registration, or liability insurance is required. Rental companies carry liability insurance for their bicycles.
• There is no fixed blood alcohol limit for cycling.
• However, you must not ride a bicycle if you are impaired to the point that you cannot operate it safely.

For more information, see The Norwegian Public Roads Administration: Traffic rules for cyclists