Scooters to be banned from the vicinity of the parliament in Budapest

Based on the decision of the government, those who use their scooters on Kossuth Square can be fined, except for children’s scooters. Bicycles remain allowed.

According to hvg, because of the government’s decision, scooters will be banned from December 5th from the vicinity of the parliament. The government’s modification introduces the notion of “simple means of transport,” which are those passenger-carriers that do not count as vehicles and are propelled by manpower, electric or traditional engines. This description covers scooters.

Hvg says that the government would like to modify the Hungarian highway code (KRESZ) because

there are too many electric scooters

commuting on the roads, but they are not in the KRESZ, so nobody knows what rules apply to them. Today, those who ride a scooter should be regarded as simple passengers, but it already happened that police treated electric scooters as if they were mopeds.