Are hoverboards legal?

E-skateboards within the PMD definition. “The definition of a PMD aims to include a variety of micro-mobility technologies such as e-scooters, e-skateboards, self-balancing hoverboards and one-wheel devices.” A device is a PMD if it is electrically powered and “has at least one wheel”, “is less than 125cm long, 70cm wide and 135cm high”, “is less than 45kg”, “is not capable of travelling faster than 25km/h” and “is designed for use by one person.” — Transport Tasmania (Department of State Growth), “Personal mobility devices”, read 2026-09-25

Expressly included. The PMD definition “aims to include” “self-balancing hoverboards and one-wheel devices”.

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.

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

Official portal: hoverboards follow skateboard rules. Oesterreich.gv.at (responsible: Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure): “Monorovers (Oxboards, Hoverboards) gelten als elektrisch angetriebene, vorwiegend zur Verwendung außerhalb der Fahrbahn bestimmte Kleinfahrzeuge. Für sie gelten dieselben Bestimmungen wie für Skateboards (siehe unten).” (Monorovers — Oxboards, hoverboards — count as electrically driven small vehicles intended mainly for use off the roadway, and the same rules as for skateboards apply to them — our translation.) The page does not mention electric skateboards. — oesterreich.gv.at — Spielen auf der Straße, read 2026-09-25

No text names one-wheel boards. The official portal treats monorovers and hoverboards like skateboards, and Segways as e-bikes (or as motor vehicles above 250 W or 25 km/h). Under § 2(1) no. 19(f) StVO, a muscle-powered unicycle (Einrad) counts as a small vehicle meant mainly for use off the roadway.

Not addressed for electric skateboards. § 88(2) StVO allows vehicle-like toys and similar devices on sidewalks at walking pace, and the official portal applies this to hoverboards. Electric kick scooters are banned from riding along sidewalks (§ 68a(1) StVO).

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

Status. The province lists the “electric one-wheeled device” and the “powered hoverboard or skateboard” among the devices that are illegal on a public road, and warns that “it’s a serious offence to operate an illegal device on a public road. You could get a violation ticket and a fine up to $598.” — Province of British Columbia — Personal mobility devices, 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

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.

Vehicles without handlebars or a seat are prohibited. Rijksoverheid.nl: “Voertuigen zonder stuur en zitplaats zijn verboden, zoals een hoverboard en een elektrisch skateboard.” (Vehicles without handlebars and a seat are prohibited, such as a hoverboard and an electric skateboard — our translation.) — Rijksoverheid.nl — Verboden voertuigen op de weg en stoep, 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.

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

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

The Transport Department lists “electric unicycles” and “electric hoverboards” among EMDs that are “banned on roads”; the 2023 LegCo paper names “electric scooters, electric unicycles and electric hoverboards” as motorised PMDs. Onewheel-type boards are not named.

The one place a skateboard gets rules — rentals. A “shared micromobility device” is a device that “includes a bicycle, electric bicycle, tricycle, scooter, hoverboard, skateboard, pedal car, or similar device” that is “used in a shared micromobility device system.” For those, the rider “shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the rider of a bicycle”, and the device “is not a motor vehicle and is not subject to the provisions of this title relating to insurance, license plates, registration, operator’s licenses, or certificates of title.” Every one of those words is tied to a rental system. — Code of Ala. § 32-19-2, read 2026-09-24