Riding e-scooters to and from school
Personal e-scooters are illegal on NSW roads and road-related areas, including footpaths, shared paths and bicycle lanes.
In NSW, personal e-scooters can only be used on private property.
From July 2022, electric scooter shared schemes are being trialled in designated local government areas in NSW.
Riders in the trial locations, must be 16 and over to hire and ride electric scooters. Hired shared scheme e-scooters can only be used on roads and road-related areas in designated e-scooter trial areas.
Action required
If you have students riding personal e-scooters to and from school, principals should:
- inform the student and their parents/carers that it is illegal to ride e-scooters outside private property
- ban the storage of e-scooters on school property.
Support Materials
Download and share this information/brochure with parents and carers via school communication channels.
- Transport for NSW brochure - Bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters (PDF - Brochure)
More information
- Transport for NSW – E-scooters information - including offences that my apply and designated e-scooter trial areas.
- Advice to schools about students riding safely to and from school
- Road Safety Education team - contact us for additional support.