A comprehensive set of road-safety reforms takes effect, starting with mandatory seat belts for taxi drivers and new rules allowing motorcycles to use the right shoulder on congested roads at up to 30 km/h under specific conditions.

For scooters and motorcycles, helmet standards and high-visibility requirements are tightened, with a separate implementation date for a new helmet homologation rule set for motorcycle riders.

The reform broadens obligations for all road users: motorcyclists must wear protective gloves and closed footwear, and overtaking rules for cyclists and stationary vehicles require drivers to slow down and keep a safe lateral distance.

Outside urban centers, scooter use is limited to dedicated paths such as bike lanes or separated cycle paths, not on regular roads shared with motor vehicles.

The package also creates emergency corridors to ensure faster passage for emergency services during jams, snowfall, and other disruptions.

Night-time visibility rules require scooter riders to wear reflective vests, with professional riders (like delivery workers) required to wear them at all times, and fines for non-compliance set at 200 euros.

A ban on scooter riding for children under 15, alongside night-time visibility rules and mandatory reflective vests for all riders, with professionals required to wear the vest continuously.

Electric scooter users must wear reflective vests at night; scooters may operate off-city only on lanes separated from motorized traffic, such as cycle paths.

The reforms aim to standardize road-safety rules nationwide, consolidating measures previously governed by municipal bylaws to protect pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, and scooter riders.

Spain approves updated traffic laws imposing a minimum riding age of 15 for electric scooters, mandatory helmet use, and fines of 200 euros for violations, with some provisions taking effect in October.

Where applicable, overtaking on multi-lane roads requires drivers to fully move into the adjacent lane when conditions allow.

All cyclists and workers using bicycles for work must wear a helmet and reflective vest, removing previous exemptions for helmet use on interurban roads.