Petersburg
deputies and social activists proposed amendments to the changes in the
Ministry of Transport on the means of individual mobility, which category
includes electric scooters. On the agenda was the question of prohibiting
adolescents under 16 years of age from driving an electric scooter. Those who
are allowed to use this type of SIM will be asked to wear reflective vests before traveling. This became known
during a roundtable meeting of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation on
the topic "Means of individual mobility. Changes in traffic rules".
ZakSa deputy
Alexei Tsivilev, a representative of the St. Petersburg Union of Pedestrians of
Russia, proposed raising the age threshold for those wishing to ride an
electric scooter. Also, the MP believes that it is also worth changing the
handicap and using a vest when traveling.
"If you look
at the news feed, in the summer, electric scooters, which are called
"black raincoats", pose a danger on the roads. And we are not taking
any action while European and American cities regulate the movement of electric
scooters. I will give examples of what needs to be changed: to allow the use of
SIM on the roads only from the age of 16, since at the age of 14 it is just a
child, and at 16 it is the lower limit of bringing to administrative
responsibility. The second proposal is to remove the 20 km / h handicap,
otherwise, people on the SIM will be injured and die while driving onto the
roadway. And third: since we have low illumination of roads, oblige the
cyclists to use a reflective vest," said Tsivilev.
Also, the Ministry
of Transport compiles a list of SIM, categories of driving bans, as well as
amendments to fines. So far, everything is under discussion, since this
question remains open for parliamentarians.
