Scooter Driving Safety Issues
Scooter drivers of all ages, just as automobile drivers, have a
responsibility to take safety precautions before jumping behind
the wheel. For young scooter hobbyist, parents are also
responsible for making sure their child driver has a basic
knowledge on how to function the motor scooter. Supervisors of
scooter riding and the drivers must always know the proper
safety equipment to use and use it. Though motor scooters have
the ability to serve multiple purposes, they are growing
especially fast in popularity among commuters in areas such as
college campuses and congested downtown areas.
People traveling to near by neighborhood locations and to short
distances for errands are also finding the convenient use of
motor scooters for commuting. The advantages driving a scooter
can offer are very obvious to some people because of the
lifestyles they lead. Probably the favorite perk motor scooters
offer commuters is the different ways using one can save money,
such as by nearly eliminating gas costs and creating additional
free or work time by allowing you to avoid traffic.
Each advantage of driving motor scooters is valuable to many
people, especially in large, metropolitan areas, but those who
have used this method of commuting have also been met with some
resistance. Motorists who routinely travel by scooter know, or
should know, the safety laws and regulations in their area but
unsafe situations still tend to rise more often than they ought.
When driving scooters the most problematic situations occur when
automobile drivers do not notice or choose not to recognize
scooter drivers as a legitimate vehicle.
Motor scooters are legal vehicles to drive on regular roads and
the traffic laws and rules of the road are typically the same as
those for other cars and trucks. This being the case, by law,
there should not be a situation where a regular sized automobile
over takes a motor scooter in a manner they would not use if it
were an equal sized automobile. Awareness of the regulations on
driving motor scooters is most likely the primary reason for
road vehicles to violate scooter's right of way.
Since driving scooters on legal roads is not a practice used
widely in all of the nation, motor scooterist must remain alert
for any harmful situations. For starters, anywhere you drive
your motor scooter a helmet should be in your attire. While out
driving around town it is advised to wear bright colors and use
a whip flag. Both of these precautions increase the chances that
other vehicles will see you and react properly.
The rear and brake lights on your motor scooter are important
features that can also raise the awareness of your presence to
other drivers. During day and night the tendency of automobile
drivers following behind your scooter is to become distracted
from any turns, signals or actions you are taking. Having
bright, consistently working brake lights help trailing drivers
to notice the move you are making, or plan to make. Some avid
scooter drivers have installed a flash lamp that is also
activated when the brakes are applied.
The flash lamp continually flashes brightly, each flash only
fractions of a second apart to warn following vehicles of the
scooter driver's intent.