The Ministry of Transport has called for an age limit for riding electric scooters

The Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation considers it necessary to introduce age restrictions on the use of personal mobility equipment (SIM), including electric scooters. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation Valentin Ivanov.

The relevant bill was in a high state of readiness, Ivanov quotes TASS February 26. The document was reviewed by the government and sent for revision, the Deputy Minister of Transport said on the sidelines of the Business Infrastructure Initiatives forum.

That the Ministry of Transport is preparing changes to the traffic regulations, according to which the minimum the age for SIM management will be raised from 14 to 16 years, last November Vladimir Lugovenko, deputy director of the Department of state Policy in the field of automobile and urban passenger transport, said..

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On February 10, it was reported that from the opening of the 2025 rental season for electric scooters and bicycles in Moscow, you will need to pass verification on the portal mos.ru where the account will be required. The innovation will exclude access to rental services for personal mobility equipment for children and teenagers: they can only be rented from the age of 18.