The Ministry of Transportation wants to ban messengers from driving on sidewalks and introduce rights to electric scooters The Ministry of Transportation has prepared wide-ranging changes to the traffic rules. Kommersant learned about the content of the bill. It proposes the following changes: Electric scooters and electric bicycles with an engine power of 250W to 4 kW will be treated like mopeds - a category M license will be required to operate them. Electric scooters or bicycles with a speed of up to 25 km/h and a motor power of up to 250 W will be considered personal mobility devices. Their drivers will be required to stop at the police's request, undergo a test and comply with the ban on driving while intoxicated. Messengers will be prohibited from riding electric scooters and electric bicycles on sidewalks. Other drivers will only be able to drive on the sidewalk if there is no footpath or bike lane. Children under the age of 16 are prohibited from riding electric scooters on the streets, embankments and squares. They will only be able to ride outside of "public areas". Two people will be prohibited from riding electric scooters. Currently, this restriction is only regulated by the offer rules when installing the kicksharing app. The Ministry of Transport also plans to allow the organization of parking for electric scooters, including for a fee.