The moped car has become popular, mainly among young adults, but unlike the regular mopeds that are set up when it is snowing or slippery, the mopeds are driven all year round.
There is no requirement for either winter tires or inspection.
If you use a helmet, wearing a seat belt is also not a must.
Today, there are about 14,000 registered mopeds, and the number is steadily increasing.
Every year, around 60 people are injured by mopeds, and more women than men are injured.
Wants to increase security
Jörgen Persson at the Swedish Transport Administration is working to improve the safety of mopeds.
Last year, the Swedish Transport Administration, together with 18 other actors, developed a common focus for increased safety of, among other things, mopeds.
These include increased belt use and improved vehicle safety.
- On the whole, few people die, there are also few who are seriously injured.
But it is precisely that we get an increased interest, we get more mopeds.
And then the damage also increases.
There is reason to follow and influence that development, says Jörgen Persson.
Wants to develop the education
To be allowed to drive a moped car, an AM driving license is required.
It is the same as for a regular moped.
- You get a theoretical education and a practical education, but that education is aimed at two-wheeled mopeds.
We think we need to review the conditions for developing the education and we know that the Swedish Transport Agency, which is responsible for the area, is looking at it right now, says Jörgen Persson.
In the clip above, the moped driver Julia Mammoo talks about how she experiences safety. The Swedish Transport Administration's Jörgen Persson tells how their vision is.