From 13 July 2025 it became legal for riders aged 16 years and over to use personal mobility devices (PMDs) on footpaths, bike paths, and many bike lanes and roads.

To help keep everyone safe, riders are required to comply with a range of safety regulations.

Examples of devices that could be legal PMDs include e-scooters, e-skateboards and e-solo-wheels that meet the regulated specifications. Motorised mobility devices such as mobility scooters or motorised wheelchairs, vehicles with pedals and push skateboards, roller skates and foot scooters without a motor are not PMDs.

A licence is not required to ride a PMD in South Australia and you don’t need to register your device. Riders of all PMDs must travel at no more than 10km/h on footpaths, beaches, and shared paths. Riders must always wear a helmet and are required to use flashing or steady lights at night and in low light.

Only e-scooters are permitted on roads where the maximum speed limit is 60km/h, but must ride in the bike lane (when operating, if it is a part-time lane) and travel at a speed no greater than 25km/h. All other PMDs, including e-skateboards and e-solo-wheels, are permitted on roads where the speed limit is 50km/h or less, and must travel at a speed no greater than 25km/h.

It is an offence to ride while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and riders must not carry a passenger or hold a mobile phone when riding. For devices with handlebars, mounting a phone to the handlebars is allowed for GPS navigation or as a speedometer.

Penalties apply for anyone caught speeding or riding under the influence, including fines and the accumulation of demerit points.

For more information on the new regulations, visit the My Licence website.