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After the death of a 13-year-old boy who fell from an electric scooter in Ternopil, law enforcement will increase monitoring of compliance with rules for using such transport in the city. This was reported by the head of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Ternopil region, Serhiy Zyubanenko, writes “Hlavkom.”
According to him, he has already given the corresponding order to the police. Law enforcement will pay special attention to minors who ride electric scooters.
Zyubanenko also appealed to parents, asking them to control what electric scooters their children ride, where they travel, at what speed, and whether they use protective gear.
“I have ordered to strengthen control over compliance with electric scooter rules in Ternopil. Police will pay special attention to minors behind the wheel,” he said. Investigators have opened a criminal case into the child’s death. Law enforcement is establishing all the circumstances of the tragedy.
Recall that the fatal incident occurred on 15 September at about 19:20 on Brodivska Street in Ternopil. According to preliminary police data, a 13-year-old boy was riding a Kukirin G2 electric scooter on the sidewalk toward Zbarazhka Street. He lost control and fell. As a result of the fall, the child suffered severe injuries. Medics provided assistance to the boy, but he died on the way to the hospital.
Ternopil mayor Serhiy Nadal called on the patrol police and the National Police to step up enforcement of the rules. He reminded that the city has rules for using electric scooters. Up to 10 years, children may ride only with adults; from 10 to 16 years — independently, exclusively on sidewalks and pedestrian paths, but at speeds up to 5 km/h. From 16 years, movement on bike lanes and cycle paths is permitted at speeds up to 20 km/h.
Recall that two bills have been registered in the Verkhovna Rada to regulate the use of electric scooters and other small electric transport in Ukraine. These are bill No. 15284 “On the Features of Using Small Electric Transport in Ukraine” and the related bill No. 15283 on administrative liability for violations of the rules for using such transport.
Incidentally, over the past year and a half, Ukrainian courts have considered at least 132 cases related to road traffic accidents involving electric scooters.
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