New rule also covers Segways, hoverboards
Civil liability insurance will be mandatory starting tomorrow for electric scooters, Segways and hoverboards in Portugal, with PSP police responsible for enforcing the measure.
According to the decree-law that comes into force on Friday, motorised vehicles with a maximum speed of more than 25 kilometers per hour or weighing more than 25 kg and traveling at speeds of more than 14 kilometers per hour are covered by the compulsory civil liability insurance.
If the vehicle has these characteristics, it is mandatory to have civil liability insurance, “regardless of the characteristics of the vehicle, the terrain on which it is being used or whether it is parked or in motion,” reads the document published in official government gazette Diário da República.
The law excludes “wheelchairs intended exclusively for people with physical disabilities”.
PSP police are responsible for enforcing this new law and for imposing the respective fines.
source: Lusa
