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Croatian police issue warning over children and electric scooters ahead of new school year - by croatiaweek - in News SISAK, 23 August 2026 (Hina) – Electric scooters are not toys, and children under the age of 14 are not legally allowed to use them independently in traffic, police in Croatia’s Sisak-Moslavina County have warned ahead of the new school year. The warning was issued at a press conference by the Sisak-Moslavina Police Administration, which appealed to parents to act responsibly when purchasing and allowing children to use electric scooters. Police chief Alenko Vrđuka said electric scooters have recently become a particular focus of traffic safety monitoring. A survey of more than 4,000 primary school pupils in the county found that more than 1,000 said they owned an electric scooter. None of those children was aged 14 or older, the minimum age for independently participating in traffic on an electric scooter. Police said 74.5% of the scooters had been purchased by the children’s parents. Other scooters were acquired through other people (15.5%), grandparents (7.6%) and godparents (2.3%). Under Croatian law, electric scooters, electric unicycles, hoverboards, Segways and similar vehicles are classified as personal transport devices and must meet prescribed technical requirements. Riders must be at least 14 years old to operate an electric scooter independently in traffic. Traffic police officer Vjekoslav Štingl said 17 accidents involving electric scooters were recorded in the county last year. Fifteen involved injuries, including eight people who suffered serious injuries and seven with minor injuries. The number of such accidents fell during the first seven months of this year. Police also confiscated 15 electric scooters last year, while more were confiscated in the first seven months of this year than during the same period in 2025. With schools reopening, police expect more children and teenagers to use electric scooters around school zones and are planning increased traffic controls. Drones will also be used to detect offences from the air, alongside motorcycle patrols.