Overview
- The prefectural arrêté published on Friday requires a certified helmet and a retro-reflective high-visibility vest at all hours for users of electric scooters, gyropods, monowheels and hoverboards in Paris and the petite couronne.
- Police will enforce the rule with fixed fines of €135 for no helmet and €35 for no high-visibility equipment, and authorities have signalled an initial period of pedagogical tolerance before stricter controls.
- Several other departments have already issued or plan similar local orders, producing a fragmented map of rules that varies by commune and can include higher penalties in places such as Le Touquet.
- The government has asked the Sécurité routière to study a national harmonisation of helmet rules after Marie-Pierre Vedrenne said a unified rule could clarify requirements across France.
- Authorities cite ONISR data showing a sharp rise in serious EDPM injuries and deaths in 2025 (79 deaths and roughly 1,100 seriously injured) as the basis for the new measures and the push for wider regulation.