UDK: 34.07

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30932/2500-1868-2026-58-2-01

Mariya An. Bazhina - Doctor of Law, Associate Professor, Professor of the Entrepreneurial Law Department named after V.S. Yakushev, Ural State Law University named after V.F. Yakovlev, Ekaterinburg, Russia

Elena V. Titova - Doctor of Law, Professor, Director of the Law Institute, Head of the Constitutional and Administrative Law Department, South Ural State University (National Research University), Chelyabinsk, Russia

Abstract. The current paper has considered the legal regulation of personal mobility devices (PMDs), using electric scooters as an example. There has been highlighted the necessity to improve the legal regulation of PMDs, taking into account existing provisions governing their use. There have been identified and analyzed in detail the current state of regulatory framework for the operation of PMDs, namely the concept, the lack of infrastructure for the safe operation of PMDs, comprehensive technical regulation of the production and operation of PMDs, and the state registration of these devices. There have been proposed to solve this situation by amending current legislation, establishing clear definitions as the basis for legal regulation, and regulating the rules for the operation of PMDs.

Keywords: personal mobility device; traffic rules; legal regulation; causing harm; kicksharing; short-term rental.

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Bazhina М. А., Titova E. V. To regulate scooters is impossible to ban // Transport law and security. 2026; (2(58)):12―26.