Are electric unicycles legal?

E-skateboards are PMDs. The Queensland Government lists “e-scooters”, “e-skateboards” and “self-balancing single wheeled devices (like e-unicycles and e-boards)” as examples of what “Personal mobility devices can include”. — Queensland Government (TMR), “Rules for personal mobility devices”, read 2026-09-25

Age and licence (from 31 August 2026). “As of 31 August 2026, you must be 16 and hold a valid driver licence (minimum learner) to ride an e-scooter, e-skateboard, e-unicycle, or Segway in Queensland.” Supervision, place and medical or disability exemptions are available. — Queensland Government (TMR), “Rules for personal mobility devices”, read 2026-09-25

Covered devices. “eRideables covered under the eRideable legislation include: eScooter eSkateboard eWheel eUnicycle hoverboard eSkates”. By contrast, “segways and motorised scooters less than 200 watts are also not eRideables and are governed by their own legislation.” — Department of Transport (WA), “Frequently asked questions” (Active transport), read 2026-09-25

Covered. The Department of Transport lists “eWheel” and “eUnicycle”, and the Road Safety Commission lists “hoverboards” and “eUnicycles”, as eRideables. They must meet the r 3A limits, including 25 kg and 25 km/h.

PMDs are legal; e-skateboards named. “Personal Mobility Devices (PMD) are legal to use in South Australia.” “Examples of devices that could be PMDs include: e-scooters e-skateboards e-solo-wheels.” — SA.GOV.AU (Department for Infrastructure and Transport), “Personal mobility devices”, read 2026-09-25

The official page lists “e-solo-wheels” as an example of a device that “could be” a PMD. Onewheel-type boards are not otherwise named.

LTA lists “hoverboards, unicycles” among the “Motorised and Non-motorised Personal Mobility Devices (PMDs)” governed by the Active Mobility Act, so the same rules apply: no roads and no footpaths; cycling paths and shared paths only, at up to 25 km/h; UL2272 certification. Onewheel-type boards are not named separately.

The official site names the electric skateboard. Service-public.fr, the government's official information site, has a section headed “Hoverboard (ou skate électrique)” (hoverboard, or electric skateboard — our translation) that sets out EDPM rules. Its introduction says: “Si vous utilisez un engin de déplacement personnel motorisé (trottinette électrique, hoverboard, gyropode, monoroue, cyclomobile léger), vous devez circuler sur la piste cyclable lorsqu'elle existe.” (If you use a motorised personal transport device — electric scooter, hoverboard, gyropode, monowheel, light cyclomobile — you must ride on the cycle track where there is one — our translation.) — Service-public.fr F308, read 2026-09-25

Service-public.fr has a separate section on the “Monoroue électrique” (electric monowheel — our translation) that applies the same EDPM rules. Article R311-1 allows only a gyropode to have a saddle. Neither text names Onewheel-type boards.

Status. “Devices such as mopeds, electric skateboards, segways, hoverboards, and electric unicycles are not considered E-Bikes or E-Scooters and are illegal to operate on the highways in New York State or subject to other laws or regulations.” — NY Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee — Micromobility, read 2026-09-20

Named as a motorised personal mobility device. The official list of “Motorised personal mobility devices” includes “electric skateboards”, “hoverboards”, “electric unicycles” and “self-balancing electric devices with a single tyre (e.g. Onewheels)”. — Transport Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning), “Hoverboards and similar devices”, read 2026-09-25

Not a wheeled recreational device. Victoria's wheeled-recreational-device category (Road Safety Road Rules 2017, Part 14, rules 240–244B) includes “skateboards”. It excludes “hoverboards and other motorised devices (e.g. electric unicycles, Onewheels, etc)”. The only motorised device it covers is “low-powered low-speed electric scooters (with a maximum 200-watts of power and maximum speed capability of 10km/h)”. — Transport Victoria, “Skateboards, foot scooters and roller blades”, read 2026-09-25

No public roads or paths. The official where-to-ride table lists “Other electric micromobility devices (e-skateboards**, e-monocycles)” with “No” in every column: footpaths, shared paths, shared zones, bicycle paths, bicycle lanes and roads. — Transport for NSW / NSW Government, “Where to ride bicycles, e-bikes and other wheeled devices in NSW”, read 2026-09-25

Non-powered skateboards are treated as pedestrians. For non-powered boards, Transport for NSW says “A pedestrian includes ‘a person in/on a wheeled recreational device or wheeled toy’. This includes rollerblades, a skateboard, scooter, unicycle or similar wheeled device.” — Transport for NSW, Centre for Road Safety, “Skateboards, foot scooters and rollerblades”, read 2026-09-25

The DfT powered-transporter guidance lists “powered unicycles, and u-wheels” and “hoverboards” among powered transporters, so the same motor-vehicle rules apply; the 2020 call for evidence lists “Self-Balancing Scooter” and “Segway” with the e-skateboard under “Devices not currently legal for use on the road”. Onewheel-type boards are not named as such.

Motorised skateboards cannot be used on the road. NZTA, Low-powered vehicle requirements: “The following are examples of vehicles that meet the definition of motor vehicle but have difficulties meeting the safety standards and other requirements. This means they cannot be operated on the road.” The list begins “Motorised skate boards, e-scooters above 300W, and roller skates” and includes “Powered Self Balancing Unicycles”. The page adds: “Note that ‘road’ is a very broadly defined term”. — NZTA Waka Kotahi, Low-powered vehicle requirements, read 2026-09-25

NZTA lists “Powered Self Balancing Unicycles” and “Segways* and similar” among vehicles that “cannot be operated on the road”; its footnote says a District Court found one particular Segway to be a mobility device and that “There remains uncertainty as to their general classification under current legislation.” Onewheel-type boards are not named.

EMDs banned on roads. Transport Department, Electric Mobility Devices: “Electric Mobility Devices (EMDs) are banned on roads”. “Using EMDs (for example: electric scooters, electric unicycles, electric hoverboards, electric skateboards, electric bicycles, etc.) on carriageways, footpaths or cycle tracks may commit an offence under the Road Traffic Ordinance (Cap. 374), its subsidiary legislation and other relevant legislation.” — Transport Department, Electric Mobility Devices, read 2026-09-25

Footpaths included. Transport Department leaflet (2025): “Electric Mobility Devices are banned on roads (including footpaths)”. The leaflet's illustrations include an electric skateboard, an electric unicycle and a hoverboard. — Transport Department leaflet, EMD ban 2025 (English), read 2026-09-25

Not approved for road traffic. ASTRA: “Es gibt auch Fahrzeuge wie Hoverboards, Solowheels oder E-Skateboards, die nicht zur Verwendung im Strassenverkehr zugelassen sind.” (There are also vehicles such as hoverboards, solowheels or e-skateboards that are not approved for use in road traffic — our translation.) — ASTRA — Vorschriften für Fahrzeuge des Langsamverkehrs, read 2026-09-25

Private land only. ASTRA's official blog, in its table of 'trend vehicles', lists for the E-Skateboard: “Ausschliesslich auf privaten Grundstücken” (exclusively on private property — our translation). The same entry appears for “Mono Wheel / Smart Wheel” and for the hoverboard. — ASTRA blog — Elektrische Trendfahrzeuge, read 2026-09-25

Named and prohibited on roads and sidewalks: the government page lists the Onewheel as “Een elektrische eenwieler met een plank om op te staan.” (an electric one-wheeler with a board to stand on — our translation) with no handlebars or seat. It also lists the monowheel and the hoverboard.