{"id":592643,"date":"2026-06-11T14:43:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T11:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/06\/592643\/opendatabot-counted-in-the-mykolaiv-region-3-court-cases-were-opened-due-to-traffic-accidents-involving-electric-scooters\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T14:43:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T11:43:12","slug":"opendatabot-counted-in-the-mykolaiv-region-3-court-cases-were-opened-due-to-traffic-accidents-involving-electric-scooters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/06\/592643\/opendatabot-counted-in-the-mykolaiv-region-3-court-cases-were-opened-due-to-traffic-accidents-involving-electric-scooters\/","title":{"rendered":"Opendatabot counted: in the Mykolaiv region, 3 court cases were opened due to traffic accidents involving electric scooters"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Ukraine electric scooters are increasingly becoming the cause of road traffic accidents that reach the courts. Over the past one and a half years<\/strong> Ukrainian courts have considered at least 132 cases<\/strong> related to accidents involving electric scooters.<\/p>\n

This is evidenced by data from the court registry search engine \u201cBabusya\u201d<\/strong>, which was published by Opendatabot<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to the study, in 79% of cases<\/strong> the perpetrators of accidents were electric scooter riders. In total, there are 104 cases<\/strong> in which responsibility for the accident was placed on users of this transport.<\/p>\n

Minors were involved in almost one in three cases. Teenagers took part in 38 court proceedings<\/strong>, which is 29%<\/strong> of the total number of cases considered.<\/p>\n

The largest number of accidents caused by electric scooter riders was recorded in Odesa Oblast: in 2025 there were 11 such accidents, and in the first five months of 2026 \u2014 another 12.<\/p>\n

Next are Lviv Oblast with 11 cases in 2025 and 5 in 2026, and Vinnytsia Oblast, where 5 such cases were recorded last year and 4 this year.<\/p>\n

The top five regions also included Volyn and Kyiv Oblasts.<\/p>\n

Mykolaiv Oblast<\/strong> did not make the list of leading regions by number of such court cases. At the same time, Mykolaiv recorded 3 cases that reached court consideration.<\/p>\n

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The most common category of violations were accidents caused by failure to comply with traffic rules. In the past one and a half years courts considered 57 such cases.<\/p>\n

Typical situations include collisions with cars, hitting pedestrians, property damage and leaving the scene of the accident.<\/p>\n

The second common category is riding an electric scooter while under the influence of alcohol or drugs under Art. 130 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offences (KUpAP)<\/strong>. There were 47<\/strong> such cases during the study period.<\/p>\n

Punishment in such cases is mostly standard \u2014 a fine of 17,000 hryvnias<\/strong>. For repeat offenses the amount can increase to 34,000 hryvnias<\/strong>, and may be accompanied by disqualification from driving vehicles.<\/p>\n

Researchers also note the involvement of minors. If the electric scooter rider is under 16 years<\/strong> old, administrative liability may be placed on the parents for failure to properly fulfill child-rearing duties.<\/p>\n

In a number of cases courts fined the parents of teenagers who caused accidents.<\/p>\n

Court decisions also repeatedly emphasize: electric scooter riders are full participants in road traffic and must follow the rules on equal terms with others.<\/p>\n

In particular, when crossing pedestrian crossings electric scooter users must dismount and cross the road on foot.<\/p>\n

The size of fines in cases related to electric scooters depends on the nature of the violation. For certain administrative offenses, courts impose fines starting from 850 hryvnias<\/strong>, while penalties for driving under the influence start from 17,000 hryvnias<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In addition, offenders must pay court fees and, in some cases, compensate the victims for material damage.<\/p>\n

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