However, some improvements have been made in the use of such cars. According to last year’s results in Moscow, there was a trend towards a decrease in traffic accidents with time-based rental cars. Over the 12 months of 2022, the number of such accidents fell by 11.5%, and the number of fatalities and injuries in them – by 13% and 15.7% respectively. A simple question arises: is this really due to the fact that people have become more responsible to behave behind the wheel of rented cars?

Judging by the figures, the fall in the number of accidents is most likely due to a simple drop in the total number of journeys: the crisis has made car-sharing an unaffordable luxury. And the users of the service have not become more cautious. It just became less willing to spend money on mobility. Especially given the constant improvement of public transport. But one more fact cannot be ruled out.

The AvtoVzglyad portal suggests that obvious offenders, getting into the bases of car-sharing operators, are deprived of the opportunity to use the service. And using fake accounts is getting more and more difficult. By the way, according to the traffic police, in 2022 Moscow recorded 392 accidents involving short-term rental cars, which killed 20 people and injured 457 of varying severity.

However, some improvements have been made in the use of such cars. According to last year’s results in Moscow, there was a trend towards a decrease in traffic accidents with time-based rental cars. Over the 12 months of 2022, the number of such accidents fell by 11.5%, and the number of fatalities and injuries in them – by 13% and 15.7% respectively. A simple question arises: is this really due to the fact that people have become more responsible to behave behind the wheel of rented cars?

Judging by the figures, the fall in the number of accidents is most likely due to a simple drop in the total number of trips: the crisis has made car-sharing an unaffordable luxury. And the users of the service have not become more careful. It just became less willing to spend money on mobility. Especially given the constant improvement of public transport. But one more fact cannot be ruled out.

The AvtoVzglyad portal suggests that obvious offenders, getting into the bases of car-sharing operators, are deprived of the opportunity to use the service. And using fake accounts is getting more and more difficult. By the way, according to the traffic police, in 2022 Moscow recorded 392 accidents involving short-term rental cars, which killed 20 people and injured 457 of varying severity.