In the near future, perhaps, the ban on the movement of the traffic members on the electric bars on the sidewalk will be introduced. Innovation can start acting this spring, Report Izvestia is related to information sources.
The government considered the opportunity to co -operate this type of transportation with motorbikes. According to this, its owner will have to move on the right side of the road and receive a driver's license. Until April 3, the ministers are waiting for the draft to amend the rules of the way to adjust the use of personal portability (Si).
The document says that the motor vehicles with electricity in the long load exceeding 250 watts should be considered a motorbike.
Electric bicycle, often used by trading networks to supply goods, can now be seen on the sidewalk. They have overcome pedestrians and sometimes encounter them, which causes dissatisfaction with people, the dialogue of the publication. According to him, the situation becomes worse because the fact is such transport causing traffic accidents. This forced the government to think about the introduction of new limitations to bicyclists, the source added.
According to information provided by the Road Safety Center of the Ministry of the Interior, in the first nine months of 2024, 920 traffic accidents occurred in the country with the participation of bicycles with electric motors.
As a result of these incidents, 25 people died and 926 others were injured with different levels. These data are the main, because such calculations are not done before. In 42.9% (395 cases) of the accident, delivery services used bicycles have been relevant. In these incidents, five people died and 402 injured.