In 88% of cases, collisions with cars were caused by scooters. The main reasons are the movement of SIM drivers at prohibitive traffic lights, high speed and intersection of traffic flows. This was reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta with reference to 2023 statistics of the Soglasie insurance company.
It was also noted that in 35 percent of the incidents, two-wheeler users left the scene immediately after the collision. The leader in scooter accidents is Moscow: 54% of accidents occurred in Moscow. 12% of accidents were recorded in the Moscow region. The remaining departments are in St. It took place in St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Barnaul, Izhevsk, Kazan, Kemerovo, Perm, Yaroslavl and other Russian cities.
The highest number of incidents occurred in July and August: 15% and 17% of traffic accidents were recorded in these months, respectively.
Before that, it was known that the Moscow traffic police proposed to limit the speed of electric scooters to 20 km/h. It is also recommended that children and young people under the age of 18 be banned from using electric scooters. There is currently a speed limit of 25 km/h in the capital and there are also slow zones where speeds are limited to 5-15 km/h.
During January-September 2023, 2.6 thousand road accidents involving users of personal mobility devices were recorded in Russia; This figure is three times higher than in the same period of the previous year.
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