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Scooters Are Increasing in Urban Neighborhoods, But Are They Safe?

Scooters are getting quite popular these days, due to comfort and style. But it’s important to ask if they’re safe.
  • By Brenda Mick
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  • June 7, 2018
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Scooters are getting quite popular these days, due to comfort and style. But it’s important to ask if they’re safe, as they expose the driver such as motorcycles do. And while most people know that motorcycles are dangerous and cause accidents every day., it’s strange that we are having a trend of seeing scooters as such a popular transportation option.

The Safety of Scooters

Scooters are safe only when people ride them correctly. Operating a scooter is similar to operating a bike. Bikers have to follow the road rules like drivers do, which includes looking before they turn and slowing down on crowded roads. There are unique accidents that happen only to bikers and motorcyclists. Some bikers, while traveling on crowded roads, think that they can squeeze through small spaces when they actually cannot. Many drivers have blind spots, so as they change lanes, they find it harder to see bikes that are less visible than cars, this may be an issue with your scooter to consider.

In addition, there is a risk to consider in riding so exposed. Perhaps in safer cities, you won’t have much to worry about, but if you live in an urban area that still has high rates of crime, you might want to rethink the scooter.

Speed

The type of scooter involved in the accident is important. The two main types are motor or motorized scooters. People stand up on motorized scooters and move using their legs, while they sit down on motor scooters and turn on the motor. The motor scooters are driven on the road and more likely to get into accidents with other vehicles.

Speeding is one of the leading causes of all road accidents. Operators of motor scooters get into the same number of crashes as those who operate motorcycles. Although scooters are smaller, drivers can sustain speeds of 70 mph and travel on highways along with suburban roads.

When a Lawyer Is Needed

An accident is painful for the drivers of all vehicles that are involved. In addition to paying medical bills and recovering in the hospital, you have to sort out the technical details. A lawyer helps to determine who’s at fault in an accident involving a scooter or motorcycle.

If you operated a car or scooter, you already know what you did; however, as time passes, you forget specific details. In some accidents, drivers suffer from memory loss and cannot make a court testimony at all. A lawyer knows what to do in these types of accident situations.

Scooters are safe only because of the people driving them. Like drivers of full-sized cars, they may forget to follow the rules of the road, partly because they think that the rules don’t apply to them. Only a lawyer helps you to determine who is at fault and receive compensation through the court system.

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