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The government approved changes to the Rules of the Road regarding riding electric scooters and hoverboards

The Government of the Russian Federation approved changes to the Rules of the Road regarding riding electric scooters and

hoverboards.The changes introduce new road signs and parking signs. Electric scooters, electric skateboards, gyro scooters, segways, monowheels and other similar devices have received a special status due to changes in traffic rules. These means of individual mobility can travel at a speed of no more than 25 kilometers per hour. The new rules state that personal mobility aids, whose weight does not exceed 35 kilograms, can move along bicycle paths and pedestrian paths. On the right half of the carriageway, you can move on means of individual mobility of any mass, but this is allowed only for people over 14 years old, and the speed of movement cannot exceed 60 kilometers per hour. At the same time, a scooter traveling on a public road must be equipped with a brake system and white and red headlights.