Influence of personal mobility devices on environmental amenities

Abstract

Electric scooters are rapidly involved in our life, and every year their lease increases and spreads to more cities. Urban infrastructure never keeps up with progress and cannot provide these vehicles with the appropriate infrastructure. In this regard, it is important to solve problems of adapting modern means of transportation with respect to comfortable and safe traffic.Purpose: The analysis of the current situation with personal mobility devices and their impact on the urban environment.Methodology/approach: Sociological survey and analysis of improving amenities environment to ensure the operation of personal mobility devices.Research findings: The analysis of introduced traffic rules for personal mobility devices in 2023, where the status of transport is officially assigned to electric scooters. there is a need to separate roads and create the bicycle path infrastructure to minimize accidents. Results show positive and negative consequences of using electric scooters in cities. It is shown that the urban environment quality index in different cities is determined by the distance of bicycle paths in cities.