Korail and Seoul subway tighten lithium-battery rules from July 1
Korail will block lithium-battery personal mobility (PM) devices, e-bikes, and batteries over 160Wh from trains from July 1, 2026
Police are focusing on motorcycles, bicycles, and personal mobility devices from June 1 to July 31, 2026, with personal mobility (PM) helmets, licenses, passenger limits, and sidewalk riding in the frame
Expect more attention around school zones, accident-prone spots, crossings, sidewalks, and PM rule breaches through July.
Police are focusing on motorcycles, bicycles, and personal mobility devices from June 1 to July 31, 2026, with personal mobility (PM) helmets, licenses, passenger limits, and sidewalk riding in the frame.
NewsPim reports that police are focusing on accident-prone areas and school zones.
The reported checks include sidewalk and crosswalk riding, helmet use, and personal mobility (PM)-specific risks such as no helmet, riding without a license, and carrying more people than allowed.
The same report says police are also guiding and enforcing dangerous use of brakeless fixie bikes, including fake brake setups.
For cyclists, this is mostly common sense: do not ride through pedestrians like they are traffic cones.
For personal mobility (PM) users, the risk is sharper. License, helmet, passenger limits, and parking behavior are all getting more attention in different local governments at the same time.
Not complicated. Ride normally and legally.
The main change is not a new cycling rule. It is more enforcement attention in places where two-wheel crashes and complaints already happen.
Korail and Seoul subway tighten lithium-battery rules from July 1
Korail will block lithium-battery personal mobility (PM) devices, e-bikes, and batteries over 160Wh from trains from July 1, 2026
Korea passed a brake requirement for fixie bikes
A June 18 bicycle-law amendment brings brakeless fixie bikes into the bicycle rulebook and adds a brake requirement, with penalties for unsafe modification