[mcv]

> "As far as I know, electric scooters are illegal in the Netherlands"

Careful here. "Scooter" can mean two different things in English. It can be a moped (which is what Dutch people call a scooter), which is entirely legal in Netherland if you've got insurance for it; or it can be a motorised step, which is currently illegal. Although that's not stopping one of my co-workers from using one for his commute.

Also legal are e-bikes, although that's a developing issue, as they're technically electric mopeds, which means they require a helmet, whereas the users would prefer to see them treated as a bike, which wouldn't require a helmet. I don't think anyone actually uses a helmet (except on the super fast ones), but legally they should.

[whatweatherapp]

What is a motorised step? Is it like the "bird" scooters that I see people complaining about because they get left in the walkways?

[mcv]

Could be. I see very similar images when I google for both terms.