Light electric vehicles have come to stay (problems and regulation in Estonia and Latvia)

Abstract

The aim of this article is to create a comparative map of the problems related to light electric vehicles in Estonian andLatvian traffic management and outline some of the planned innovations to their traffic laws. The research problem ofthe article is to find out the main reasons why accidents involving light electric vehicles are so often and so serious.The main methods used are comparative analysis and interpretation of statistical data. The research results concludethat drivers of light cyclists often have poor driving skills, traffic rules are broken when riding a light cyclist in pairs andthere are more drunk drivers among light cyclists compared with other groups of road users. The lack of roads for lightelectric vehicles and the poor quality of the roads used are also major problems.