Driving in tunnels, on wet roads is prohibited. rules are set

Traffic rules for personal mobility devices have been defined.

The package of draft laws "On Amendments and Amendments to the Law "On Ensuring Road Traffic Safety" and "On Amendments and Amendments to the RA Code on Administrative Offenses" adopted by the RA National Assembly will regulate traffic by means of personal mobility (displacement).

It was established by legislative amendments:

the concept of "individual means of mobility", which was absent in the current regulations. Accordingly, a means of personal mobility (displacement) is a means of transport with one or more wheels (rollers), designed for individual movement of a person using an electric motor (electric scooter, electric skateboard, gyroscooter, segway, unicycle and other similar means);

persons over 18 years of age, as well as persons over 16 years of age who have the right to drive a vehicle of the AM subcategory, will have the right to drive a personal mobility device. Traffic with means of personal mobility (displacement) will be allowed on bicycle or bicycle-pedestrian paths or in a lane for cyclists, in the absence of the latter, also in other places defined by law. The permitted places of travel by means of personal mobility (displacement) by persons under the age of 18 (except those who have turned 16 and have the right to drive a vehicle of AM subcategory) will be defined by the community council.

An obligation is envisaged for organizations that provide personal mobility equipment for rent, to exclude the use of such equipment at a speed of more than 25 km/h. A fine of 29 times the minimum wage is also provided if the personal mobility device is not equipped with a speed measuring device in accordance with the law. The regulation will enter into force in 2025. from September 1.

It is prohibited to transport a passenger or load by means of personal mobility (except for the load carried by the user of the means without the use of hands, for example, a backpack). For a person carrying out delivery of goods, riding a bicycle or a moped, driving a bicycle or a moped without a helmet or with an unbuttoned helmet shall be fined in the amount of seven times the minimum wage.

On the carriageway, self-rollers are allowed to drive in one row, it is forbidden to drive in tunnels, on roads with a wet surface, etc.

For violating the requirements for the use of personal mobility (displacement) vehicles, a fine of five times the minimum wage is provided.

The primary goal of the initiative is the formation of a new culture in RA in line with international experience in this field.