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In the bustling city of Moscow, electric scooters have become a common sight, but not without their share of challenges. The Center for Traffic Organization in Moscow has turned to artificial intelligence to detect violations by electric scooter riders, as some users try to evade camera surveillance to escape responsibility.
Recently, the city has introduced new measures to address these issues. All electric scooters and bicycles operated by rental services in Moscow have been equipped with new, enlarged numbers designed specifically for the city. These number plates are a single unit that increases vandal resistance and prevents them from being unscrewed or damaged, making it more difficult for vandals to obstruct identification.
However, it appears that some electric scooter users in Moscow are still attempting to damage these number plates. Companies like Yandex and MTS Yurent aim to replace damaged number plates promptly, imposing fines for such actions. Identifying the violator who damages number plates can be challenging, but cameras or field staff can help in this endeavour.
The Moscow traffic police are also actively enforcing rules and fining violators, while educating them on safe driving practices. In August, Moscow will see scooters with more robust number frames to simplify the process of fixing violations and service rule violations.
Safety measures implemented by electric scooter services in Moscow include numbered scooters, joint police patrols against violators, and a user rating system that limits the speed of repeat offenders. The city is also creating bike lanes and cycle paths to improve the separation of traffic flows and the comfort of electric scooter users.
Despite these efforts, there is no publicly available data or verified studies specifically evaluating the impact of enlarged number plates on electric scooters and bicycles in Moscow on vandalism reduction. It is hoped that these measures, intended to facilitate identification and accountability, will potentially deter vandalism, but empirical evidence from Moscow or similar urban contexts has not been documented in the sources available.
In addition to these safety measures, Moscow has implemented "unprecedented safety measures" to reduce electric scooter accidents, including the requirement to access rental services through the Mos ID system for age verification. Three people died in electric scooter accidents in Moscow from January to July 2025, a 70% decrease from the same period in the previous year. Furthermore, 462 people were injured in electric scooter accidents in Moscow from January to July 2025, a 55.1% decrease from the same period in the previous year. The number of traffic accidents involving electric scooters has decreased by 54.9% in the first seven months of 2025 compared to the same period in the previous year.
As the electric scooter landscape in Moscow continues to evolve, it will be interesting to see how these measures impact the city's traffic safety and whether further improvements can be made in the future.
- To combat vandalism, companies like Yandex and MTS Yurent in Moscow are replacing damaged number plates on electric scooters and imposing fines for such actions.
- The implementation of "unprecedented safety measures" in Moscow, such as the Mos ID system for age verification, has resulted in a 70% decrease in electric scooter accidents compared to the previous year.
