Overview

• Baden‑Württemberg recorded a 44.3% rise in e‑scooter crashes in the first half of 2025 to 841 incidents, with fatalities doubling from two to four and young people 14–24 heavily overrepresented among the injured and killed.
• Officials say riders caused more than two thirds of the accidents, prompting renewed calls for tougher police enforcement and compliance with existing road rules.
• The transport ministry’s draft revising the Elektrokleinstfahrzeuge regulation proposes mandatory turn indicators on newly approved scooters starting in 2027.
• The plan aligns several provisions with bicycle rules, including allowing e‑scooters to use the right‑turn green arrow at red lights, and it raises fines such as sidewalk riding to €25 and riding with a passenger to €25.
• Municipalities would be empowered to set parking regimes for rental fleets, with the draft slated for cabinet discussion before moving to the Bundesrat following an EU notification process.