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Finland introduces new e-scooter minimum age, blood alcohol limit

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Finnish Parliament voted in favour of a bill that will tighten the laws around riding an electric scooter.

The law change will introduce a minimum age limit for using the devices at 15 years old , as well as placing a Blood Alcohol Concentration ( BAC ) limit of 0.5 g/l on scooter drivers.

A recommendation that people wear a helmet when riding an e-scooter will be written into the legislation.

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