The invention relates to a foot controlled type four-wheel electric scooter. The scooter comprises a front pedal, a rear pedal, a steering system, a front wheel system, a driving system, a power source, a brake and a speed regulating controller, the rear pedal is installed on the rear portion of the front pedal in a hinged mode, and the steering system is installed on the rear portion of the lower end of the rear pedal; the front wheel system is installed on the front portion of the lower end of the front pedal, and the driving system is installed on the rear portion of the lower end of the front pedal; the brake and the speed regulation controller are installed at one side of the front pedal in the transverse direction at intervals, the upper end of the speed regulation controller extends out of the upper end face of the front pedal, and the lower end of the speed regulation controller is fixedly installed at the lower end of the front pedal and connected with a speed regulation system; the brake is used for braking the driving system. According to the method, feet can control the traveling, the acceleration and deceleration in the traveling process and the direction controlling, according to the electric scooter, the electric scooter is controlled to travel through the feet, no remote control unit or scooter handle is needed, the electric scooter can be used safely by normal people or the disabled people which is disabled in upper limb function, and a brand new riding mode is provided.