Will the bicycle license exam also cover scooters? The Ministry of National Education makes it clear.

• The number of accidents involving children using electric scooters is increasing.
• PO MPs believe that education is failing.
• MEM explains that there are no obstacles to including knowledge and practice related to riding an electric scooter in the school curriculum. The situation is less clear when it comes to the practical driving test, which only covers bicycles.

Civic Platform MPs would like to introduce elements concerning riding electric scooters and the related risks and safety rules into the transport education curriculum in primary schools.

In recent years, electric scooters have become a common means of transportation, even among children and adolescents. Despite current regulations, many young users of these vehicles lack the necessary knowledge and practical skills to safely ride on public roads, sidewalks, or bike paths. As a result, the number of accidents involving children using electric scooters is increasing.

- write MPs in an interpellation submitted to the Sejm.

This data is confirmed by the police.

The youngest are most likely to suffer injuries and are the perpetrators of accidents, especially those involving electric scooters.

- said recently Deputy Inspector Robert Opas from the Road Traffic Office of the Police Headquarters.

In total, from January 1 to August 19, 2025, 798 accidents involving electric scooters were recorded - 338 more than in the same period in 2024. The number of injuries increased to 729 (334 more) and there were 7 fatalities (2 more).

According to Civic Platform (PO) MPs, transportation education, implemented as part of the core curriculum for early childhood education and grades 4-8, focuses primarily on walking and cycling. Therefore, it is necessary to adapt the curriculum to the new realities : it should include knowledge and practice related to riding an electric scooter. Furthermore, the MPs suggest preparing informational materials for use during parenting hours.

They are therefore asking the Ministry of National Education whether there are plans to update the communication education program in schools in this regard, as well as to include practical skills in riding an electric scooter in the bicycle license exam.

Deputy Minister Katarzyna Lubnauer explains that the core curriculum of the technology subject – taught obligatorily in grades IV-VI of primary school – includes a separate area called "Traffic Education", which enables students to become familiar with the rules of safe participation in road traffic as a pedestrian, passenger, cyclist, or driver of an electric scooter (or other personal transport device).

Regarding the bicycle license exam, the Deputy Minister reminds that schools should ensure that students who are 10 years old or older can obtain a bicycle license . This means that the bicycle license exam can take place in grades 4-6.

This is regulated by the provisions of the Act of 5 January 2011 on Vehicle Drivers (and the Regulation of the Minister of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy of 12 April 2013 on obtaining a bicycle license). And these regulations – which fall under the responsibility of the Ministry of Infrastructure – do not currently include the ability to ride an electric scooter in the bicycle license exam.

As a reminder, children over 10 years of age can ride scooters only if they have a bicycle card (older children also have a driving license).

According to the deputy minister, road safety education should be an interdisciplinary school responsibility. This means that teachers of many subjects should incorporate road safety into their curricula, including safety education and modern foreign languages. School principals and teaching councils should include road safety-related tasks when developing educational and preventive programs for a given school year.

It is also possible to organize preparation classes for obtaining a bicycle license during other classes, such as during classes with a teacher, physical education, or nature study. Students can also deepen their knowledge and improve their road safety skills during various activities (e.g., trips, rallies).

The Minister also informs that the current core curriculum for the technology subject (grades 4-6 of primary school) was prepared in cooperation with the Ministry of Infrastructure and the National Road Safety Council.

Popularizing knowledge of road traffic regulations among children and young people, promoting cultured and safe behavior on the road, as well as increasing awareness of road traffic hazards - these are the main assumptions of the "Agreement on cooperation in organizing and conducting educational road safety tournaments." Its signatories are: the Minister of Infrastructure, the Minister of Education, the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration, the Chief Commander of the Police, and the President of the Polish Automobile and Motorcycle Association.