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Electric Scooter Crashes Jump in Castilla y León as Valladolid Starts Helmet and Age Fines

Regional emergency data show another annual rise in 2025 incidents, with national requirements for registration and insurance still pending.

Overview

  • The 1-1-2 emergency center counted nearly 300 scooter-related traffic accidents by mid-December 2025, about five times the level at the decade’s start.
  • Calls for scooter falls reached 360 by December 13, exceeding the totals recorded in 2024.
  • Pedestrian collisions involving VMPs rose to 37 by mid-December 2025 after 31 in 2024, marking a fourfold increase over the decade.
  • Valladolid registered the most 2025 accidents to that point with 75, and its municipal police recorded more than 700 pedestrian collisions from 2019 to 2024.
  • A new Valladolid ordinance in force since January 2 fines under-16 riders and those without helmets up to €200, while a national plan to require registration and insurance for VMPs remains unresolved.