The authorities have proposed prohibiting minors under 16 years of age from using electric scooters and other personal mobility devices (PIM). This issue was discussed at a government meeting with the participation of the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and other departments, Izvestia reports.
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The ministries also agreed that SIM users should be required to obtain rights. In addition, it is planned to prohibit the circulation of this type of vehicles on sidewalks and roads, according to the minutes after the meeting (to which the newspaper had access).
The protocol says that the latest restriction will not take effect immediately; First it is necessary to develop special infrastructure so as not to create threats for pedestrians and not hinder drivers.
In Russia, a separate law is needed that determines the rules and rights for the use of the SIM card by citizens, since “this area is not regulated in any way now,” said one of the participants in the meeting, the head of the Duma Transport Committee. , Evgeny Moskvichev told the newspaper.
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You can only use rental electric scooters from operators Whoosh, MTS Urent, Yandex Go and others if you are 18 years old or older, according to information on their websites.
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In Russia, various innovations are periodically proposed to regulate the field of electric scooters, because their users often violate travel safety rules.
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For example, in 2024, MTS Urent imposed more than 170 thousand fines and blocked more than 40 thousand accounts, RB.RU wrote in October with reference to the operator’s report.
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