Thursday, November 12, 2020

PETERSBURG DEPUTY PROPOSED TO BANGE ELECTRIC SCOOTERS FOR TEENAGERS UNDER 16 YEARS OLD

 

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.

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