A girl on an electric scooter hit a woman and left the scene of an accident in Moscow

A woman was injured when a girl was hit by a rented electric scooter in the Airport area. This was reported in the press service of the Moscow Prosecutor's office on Thursday, September 4.

"According to preliminary data, on Chernyakhovsky Street, a 20-year—old girl, driving a rental electric scooter, hit a woman and drove away from the scene of a road accident," the press service told the Moscow city news agency.

The victim needed medical help.

The Prosecutor's Office of the Northern Administrative District (CAO) is monitoring the progress of the administrative investigation into the accident, as a result of which a woman was injured.

Apply the brake: users of electric scooters began to personally reduce their speed

How does driving ratings introduced by kicksharing companies affect this?

On August 20, Ksenia Erdman, director of the Association of Micromobility Operators, commented on the trend of women actively using rented electric scooters ("kicksharing") in an interview with NSN, explaining this as a feature of women's driving style.

According to a study by MTS Yuret, women are five times less likely than men to violate traffic regulations when driving a scooter, which is due to their inherent traits of caution and responsibility. 360.ru .

In turn, information from the fiscal data operator OFD Platform showed that in April — August 2025, demand for rental of electric scooters across Russia decreased by 6% compared to the same period last year. The most pronounced drop in demand was in Moscow — by 10%.

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