On March 27, 2026, a unified traffic safety day will be held under the title "Riding a Scooter is Cool and Safe!" (aimed at preventing safe movement on personal electric mobility devices).
March 24, 2026
With the arrival of warm days, traffic participants moving on electric scooters, segways, and monowheels can be seen more and more often.
A personal mobility device (PMD) is a vehicle with one or more wheels and a maximum design speed of no more than 25 km/h, intended for one person to move using an electric motor. Persons moving on personal mobility devices are equated to cyclists.
Thus, devices capable of speeds exceeding 25 km/h are equated to mopeds or motorcycles,
and accordingly, a vehicle registration and a driver's license are required to operate them.
However, it is important to know that the traffic rules provide for a prohibition on the use of personal mobility devices by children under 14 years of age without adult supervision.
Children under 14 years of age are allowed to ride personal mobility devices independently only in residential areas. (Residential area - a territory, the entrances and exits of which are marked with road signs "Residential Area" and "End of Residential Area", as well as a courtyard adjacent to residential buildings, the territory of a gardening partnership or a dacha cooperative).
All drivers of personal mobility devices are prohibited from moving in pedestrian zones! (Pedestrian zone - a territory intended for the movement of pedestrians and cyclists, the entrances to which and exits from which are marked with road signs "Pedestrian Zone" and "End of Pedestrian Zone").
Bicycle riders under fourteen years of age are prohibited from riding a bicycle on the roadway and shoulder without adult supervision. Riding a bicycle in pedestrian and residential areas, on sidewalks, bicycle paths, and pedestrian paths is permitted.
In residential and pedestrian zones, and on adjacent territories, pedestrians, cyclists, and operators of personal mobility devices (except in pedestrian zones) may move along the sidewalk, shoulder, and roadway. In doing so, they have priority but must not unreasonably impede the movement of other vehicles.
It is necessary to ride personal mobility devices and bicycles on the bicycle path, and in its absence – on the shoulder, sidewalk, or pedestrian path, without creating obstacles for pedestrians. In the absence of the specified road elements or the impossibility of moving along them, movement on the roadway in a single line not further than 1 meter from its right edge is allowed. However, in conditions of snowfall and (or) icy conditions, movement on the roadway and shoulder is prohibited.
In addition, the operator of a personal mobility device is prohibited from:
riding on the sidewalk if the weight of the personal mobility device exceeds 35 kilograms;
leaving the personal mobility device in places where it creates obstacles for other road users.
It is recommended that the operator of a personal mobility device use a protective helmet.
Before crossing the roadway at a pedestrian crossing, cyclists and operators of personal mobility devices are obliged to dismount and cross the roadway (pushing the bicycle or personal mobility device alongside) in compliance with the requirements for pedestrians.
From the age of 14, cyclists and operators of personal mobility devices may not dismount when crossing the roadway only in three cases:
when moving along a bicycle crossing at a permissive signal of a traffic light for cyclists (on such traffic lights, bicycle silhouettes are depicted, or a white sign with a black bicycle silhouette is installed under the traffic light);
when moving along sidewalks or shoulders, giving way to other vehicles;
at an intersection when moving along a bicycle path or no more than 1 meter from the right edge of the roadway (when permitted). In this case, the cyclist and the personal mobility device operator must be guided by the requirements of traffic lights or a traffic controller for vehicles, and at an unregulated intersection – by the rules for passing unregulated intersections and priority road signs.
When crossing the roadway via a bicycle crossing, along sidewalks or shoulders, it is necessary to do so at the speed of a walking pedestrian, while it is important to reduce speed in advance and enter the roadway, having ensured safety.
It is forbidden to operate a personal mobility device in a populated area at a speed exceeding 10 km/h. Exception: bicycle paths and the edge of the roadway, where speeds up to 25 km/h are allowed.
When moving at night or in conditions of poor visibility (rain, fog), bicycles and personal mobility devices must have: a headlight emitting white light at the front, and a taillight emitting red light at the rear. Outside populated areas, the cyclist and personal mobility device operator must wear high-visibility clothing with reflective elements.
Cyclists and personal mobility device operators are prohibited from:
using technically faulty vehicles or those equipped in violation of requirements;
carrying passengers;
carrying cargo that extends more than 0.5 meters in length or width beyond the dimensions of the vehicle, as well as cargo that obstructs the control of the vehicle;
towing a bicycle by a bicycle;
towing a personal mobility device by a personal mobility device;
riding a bicycle or personal mobility device (if it has more than one wheel) on one wheel; not holding the handlebars (if present) with both hands, except when signaling with a hand; not keeping feet on the pedals (footrests, platform).
It is always necessary to remember that cyclists and personal mobility device operators must be significantly more attentive and cautious than other road users.
Citizens aged 16 and over are subject to administrative liability for violating the traffic rules of the Republic of Belarus when using personal mobility devices.
According to Part 1 of Article 18.20 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus, administrative liability is imposed in the form of a fine ranging from 1 to 3 base units. According to Part 2 of Article 18.20 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus, pedestrians who are intoxicated or refuse to undergo testing will be held administratively liable in the form of a fine ranging from 3 to 5 base units.
If the offender is under 16 years of age at the time of violating the traffic rules of the Republic of Belarus, their parents or legal guardians, responsible for child-rearing, will be held administratively liable in accordance with Part 1 of Article 10.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus, in the form of a fine of up to 10 base units.
Dear road users! If you observe pedestrians using personal mobility devices near or on the roadway who exhibit signs of intoxication that clearly pose a danger to traffic, please report it immediately to the hotline 102.
Head of the Traffic Police Department of the Public Security Police of the Glubokoye District Department of Internal Affairs
Police Lieutenant Colonel E.N. Khilko