The Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation has prepared…
The Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation has prepared proposals for regulating the movement of individual mobility means, including electric scooters and electric bicycles, on sidewalks.
Consensus
- The Russian Ministry of Transport has prepared proposals regarding the regulation of individual mobility devices on sidewalks.
- The proposals are ready and will be presented within the next two to three months.
- The Ministry of Transport's head, Andrei Nikitin, stated that discussions with GIBDD and the public are ongoing.
- There has been a 32% increase in traffic accidents involving individual mobility devices in Russia from January to May.
- The main cause of accidents is violation of traffic rules by users.
- The proposals are part of a broader government plan to improve road safety until 2036.
Points of divergence
- The State Duma proposed requiring couriers using electric bikes and other individual mobility devices without driver's licenses to obtain insurance similar to OSAGO, citing difficulties in compensation claims without insurance. — vm
- The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Transport plan to implement state registration of individual mobility devices with license plates by 2028, as part of the government's road safety strategy until 2036. — m24
- The Ministry of Transport, together with regional authorities, will approve infrastructure development plans for electric bikes, scooters, and other individual mobility devices this year. — m24
- An expert was consulted by 'Vechernaya Moscow' on whether a Russian OSAGO-like insurance for individual mobility devices is needed and how it could be implemented. — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- Ministry of Transport prepared proposals for regulating e-scooter traffic — Коммерсантъ
- Russia's Ministry of Transport Prepared Proposals for Regulating E-Scooter Movement on Sidewalks — Вечерняя Москва
- Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation prepared proposals for regulating the movement of SIMs on sidewalks — Москва 24
Key entities
- Russia
- Ministry of Transport
- Andrey Nikitin
- GIBDD
- SIM
- TASS
- RIA Novosti
- Ministry of Transport
- Natalya Seliverstova
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