City authorities in Moscow, with involvement from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, are examining ways to identify electric scooter users and apply automatic photo-video recording of violations. The Ministry of City Transport addressed the matter in response to a request from deputy Tatyana Butskaya, as reported by the Parliamentary newspaper.
However, the lawmaker argues that simply identifying offenders will not be enough to keep pedestrians safe from scooters that clog city thoroughfares. An expert notes that current cameras may not yet reliably catch every rule-breaking rider; achieving this would require significant upgrades and investment in camera systems. In parallel, Tatyana Butskaya has appealed to the Ministry of Transport to explore making scooters louder and to consider speed limits on sidewalks, potentially bringing speeds down to five to seven kilometers per hour.
There have already been discussions about introducing penalties for transporting children on electric scooters that are not built to carry more than one passenger. Under existing traffic regulations, carrying a passenger on a scooter is prohibited unless the device is specifically designed to accommodate more than one rider.
The Russian Federation Council has presented a final version of a bill proposing fines ranging from 10,000 to 20,000 rubles for riding electric scooters or bicycles while intoxicated.
Earlier reports mentioned proposals to ban scooter rentals in St. Petersburg for a period of three years.