According to the Micromobility Operators Association, in the first nine months of 2024, almost all trips made on electric scooters provided by services such as Whoosh, MTS Urent and Yandex Go were accident-free; This rate is a very high rate of 99.9%. This means that accidents occur in only one in every 90,000 trips, and statistics show that the majority of cases are caused by falls. The main problem is that many users break the rules, for example, two people ride on the same scooter or do not yield at pedestrian crossings.
Unfortunately, 60% of incidents occur at the boundaries between pedestrian and vehicular infrastructure, where road users move at different speeds. Operators urge all users to remember safety: it is necessary to reduce speed, get off at crossings and pay attention to others. It is also important that in 70% of cases the victims are not pedestrians or drivers, but scooter users themselves.
This season, companies have tightened penalties for violations that lead to incidents – in some cases, these penalties can reach 150 thousand rubles. Operators are actively working to prevent incidents by using technology to monitor dual rides and identify under-responsive users. They also, together with city authorities, create “slow” and “slow” zones and develop new infrastructures to ensure road safety. Ksenia Erdman, director of the association, noted that the development of infrastructure for micromobility transport is an important step towards increasing the safety of all road users.
Source: Ferra
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