Darf ich ummadum mit einem E-Scooter oder einem E-Bike verwenden?

The use of e-bikes and e-scooters is also permitted for the ‘Bike/Scooter’ activity type. We are guided by the road traffic regulations of the respective country, in which these vehicles are precisely defined. When using ummadum, please ensure that they comply with the following definition:

• Electric scooters: Small and micro scooters with a design speed of no more than 25 km/h.
• Electric bicycles (‘e-bikes’): Bicycles with an additional electric drive with a design speed of up to 25 km/h.

Legally, both vehicles are treated in the same way as bicycles. If it is a vehicle with drive or pedal assistance up to 45 km/h or if the maximum permitted power is exceeded, it is legally defined as a motorcycle. The corresponding additional legal requirements then apply to this vehicle and use with ummadum is no longer possible.

Please note that national regulations may differ slightly. Further information depending on the country can be found here:

Austria:
https://www.oesterreich.gv.at/themen/mobilitaet.html

Switzerland:
https://www.swissrights.ch/gesetze/Artikel-18-VTS-2022-DE.php
https://www.astra.admin.ch/astra/de/home/themen/verkehrsregeln/vorschriften-trendfahrzeuge.html

Germany:
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/ekfv/__1.html
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvzo_2012/__63a.html

Italy:
https://www.oeamtc.at/thema/reiseplanung/e-bikes-im-ausland-18318395