Most pedestrians feel safe given the movement of SPM - social research

Two-thirds of Belarusians do not experience discomfort when driving on sidewalks near bicycles and electric scooters. These are the results of a comprehensive republican sociological study on topical issues of the international and domestic agenda, the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti agency reports.

Thus, 67.4% of respondents feel safe as pedestrians, given the movement of bicycles, scooters and other modern mobile vehicles. The opposite view is shared by 29% of respondents.

- It is significant that no significant age differences were found in relation to this issue. In terms of the types of settlements, the differences are also minimal, Nikolai Myslivtsev, director of the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, said.

Among citizens, 68% of respondents said about safety on sidewalks, among residents of rural areas - 64.9%. Some differences were recorded among the regions.

- To a lesser extent, they feel safe as pedestrians on the sidewalks in Minsk (61.2%) and Brest region (56.6%). To a greater extent, safety on the sidewalks in Gomel, Grodno and Mogilev regions is noted - more than 70%, Myslivets said.

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