Indiana § 9-21-11-13.6 - Electric foot scooter; rights and duties; operation; equipment; parking
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§ 9-21-11-13.6. Electric foot scooter; rights and duties; operation; equipment; parking
Sec. 13.6. (a) A person operating an electric foot scooter has all the rights and duties under this chapter that are applicable to a person riding a bicycle, except the following:
(1) Special regulations of this chapter.
(2) Those provisions of this chapter that by their nature have no application, including section 3 of this chapter.
(b) An electric foot scooter operated on a highway from one-half (1/2) hour after sunset until one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise must be equipped with the following:
(1) A lamp on the front exhibiting a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred (500) feet to the front.
(2) A lamp on the rear exhibiting a red light visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear or a red reflector visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear.
(c) An electric foot scooter must be equipped with a brake that will enable the person who operates the electric foot scooter to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (e), an electric foot scooter may be parked on a sidewalk in a way that does not impede the normal or reasonable movement of pedestrians or vehicle traffic.
(e) A local authority may prohibit the parking of an electric foot scooter on a sidewalk if the local authority provides an adequate alternative parking location in a public right-of-way that is proximate to the prohibited area.
(f) Subject to any ordinance, rule, or regulation adopted by a local authority to the contrary, an electric foot scooter may be operated where a bicycle may be operated.
(g) Notwithstanding any other law or provision, an electric foot scooter may not be operated on an interstate highway.
As added by P.L.142-2019, SEC.8.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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