Most Muscovites are against the use of electric scooters. This I learned Faculty of Urban and Regional Development of the Higher School of Economics of the National Research University City Center, which conducted an online survey among residents of the capital.
“Almost 3/4 of Muscovites have a negative attitude towards electric scooters on the streets of Moscow: 48% are “strongly negative” and 25% are “quite negative”. There are almost three times more negative ratings than positive ones. The current situation does not suit anyone,” said Evgeniy Mikhailenko, Dean of the Faculty of Urban and Regional Development of the Higher School of Economics, Director of the City Center:
The study also showed that 55% of Muscovites see electric scooters as a safety threat. At the same time, 45% of those surveyed believe they are potentially dangerous for vehicle drivers. Nearly 40% want electric scooters to be banned. At the same time, 20% of Muscovites believe that electric scooters make it easier to get around the city. 58% of those surveyed are ready to tolerate the use of electric scooters on the streets.
Among measures to regulate electric scooters, Muscovites suggested reducing the maximum transport speed (42%), issuing users with traffic rules knowledge certificates (39%) and increasing the age limit (36%).
Before this young people become Access to electric scooters is blocked due to the new legislation that imposes an age limit of 18 years. For example, Whoosh is considering integrations with banking services to better detect a user’s age. In this way, it will be possible to track cases where the bank card belongs to a young person and block such an account.
MTS Urent uses similar methods, introducing the MTS ID authentication service – now scooter users are checked in the database of the MTS cellular operator.
Previously BMW in Moscow flew in It turned into a couple riding the same scooter.