Kick-sharing companies have launched their own analogue of the State Traffic Inspectorate to record the expansion of traffic regulations when using electric scooters.
MTS Yurent employs 2,500 people in 30 cities to do this. Inside the company, they are called “security consultants.” They work in the most popular places: in parks, on embankments, and near the metro.
Consultants identify common traffic violations and service rules: driving in pairs, not hurrying at pedestrian crossings and illegal parking. In total, about 150 thousand fines have been issued throughout Russia since the beginning of the 2024 season. At the same time, a third of them are issued with the help of safety consultants.
MTS Yurent
The fine for driving drunk is 100 thousand rubles, for driving with two people – 5 thousand rubles, for handing over a child’s scooter – 10 thousand rubles, for not hurrying on pedestrian crossings – 1 thousand rubles.
In some cases, penalties are provided for blocking an account for a season or for life.
MTS representative Yurent reported that the first fine for driving while intoxicated had already been issued, but it was done by traffic police officers.
A catastrophic accident on an electric scooter hit a child in a pedestrian zone, this happened on June 9 in the Southern Federal District. The driver was detained by traffic police officers and, following a medical examination, it was revealed that he was driving the scooter while intoxicated. The State Traffic Safety Inspectorate transferred all the necessary information to the company, and upon official request, the driver was blocked in the service and fined 100 thousand rubles. rubles.
MTS Yurent
Similar employees recording violations by scooter riders have appeared in Yandex Go. They work in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Whoosh receives information about violations from employees who charge and move scooters. The company also uses data from a standard camera in Moscow, for example, if a person was not in a hurry at a crosswalk. [Известия]
Source: Iphones RU
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