Unlicensed e-scooter riders are subject to a 100,000 won fine from Thursday. Those caught riding without helmets face a 20,000 won fine. A 40,000-won fine is imposed if two or more people are seen riding an e-scooter.
A police officer stops an electric scooter driver in Hongdae, western Seoul, on Thursday. According to an amendment to the Road Traffic Act, unlicensed e-scooter riders are subject to a 100,000 won fine from Thursday. Those caught riding without helmets face a 20,000 won fine. A 40,000-won fine is imposed if two or more people are seen riding an e-scooter. [YONHAP]
![A police officer stops an electric scooter driver in Hongdae, western Seoul, on Thursday. According to an amendment to the Road Traffic Act, unlicensed e-scooter riders are subject to a 100,000 won fine from Thursday. Those caught riding without helmets face a 20,000 won fine. A 40,000-won fine is imposed if two or more people are seen riding an e-scooter. [YONHAP]](https://img2.daumcdn.net/thumb/R658x0.q70/?fname=https://t1.daumcdn.net/news/202105/13/koreajoongangdaily/20210513192802310fedz.jpg)