| Motor scooters are becoming very popular especially | | | | traffic. |
| among the youth market looking for a quick, cheap | | | | 4) Watch For Vehicles Following You Too Closely. |
| form of transportation. They are often used for | | | | You have the ability of stopping much more quickly |
| traveling short distances around the neighborhood to | | | | than cars. If you stop quickly in front of a vehicle that is |
| perform errands. | | | | following too closely, you could be run over. Drivers |
| Due to their size, fuel-efficiency, weight, and typically | | | | may tailgate a motor scooter because these vehicles |
| larger storage room than a motorcycle, they are ideal | | | | often travel at lower speeds than cars. Use a hand or |
| in this situation. | | | | electric signal well ahead of a stop or turn to give |
| 50cc scooters have become popular among | | | | drivers behind you time to slow down. |
| teenagers because in some states require no drivers | | | | 5) Be As Visible As Possible |
| license to operate. But any scooter in the hands of the | | | | Automobile drivers who have hit a scooter or |
| youth, without any previous driving experience, they | | | | motorcycle rider often say they did not see the |
| can be deadly if they fail to follow the following safety | | | | person. So wear brightly colored clothing, always have |
| tips. | | | | your lights on, and use your directional signals. A safe |
| Here Are Some Safety Tips For Motor Scooters | | | | approach for a motor scooter driver would be to |
| Operators | | | | assume that they are completely invisible to other |
| 1) Used Proper Safety Gear. | | | | drivers and then act accordingly. |
| The most important piece of safety gear for example | | | | 6) Know and Obey The Safety Rules Of The Road. |
| would be a helmet. Whether it's required by law or not, | | | | Being safe means staying alert at all times. Being safe |
| always wears a helmet. A rider who isn't wearing a | | | | also means following the rules of the road and not |
| helmet is 40 percent more likely to suffer a fatal head | | | | making unnecessary or risky moves in traffic that |
| injury compared with a helmeted rider. | | | | would cause their scooter to dart out in front of |
| 2) Make Training A Priority. | | | | another moving vehicle. Exercising this kind of |
| Even if a license is not required, for safety sake, | | | | defensive riding attitude will keep you safer and will |
| practice extensively in a variety of road and weather | | | | enhance the joy of riding your moped scooter. |
| conditions. Both kids and adults need training and | | | | 7) Ride Defensively |
| experience before attempting to maneuver their | | | | Defensive driving is the key to safety. Expect the |
| scooters out in traffic. With parents giving a little training | | | | unexpected. Be aware of other vehicles and |
| and taking a little time to train their children, moped | | | | pedestrians. Be prepared for their mistakes. Watch for |
| scooters may be an object of fun instead of injury. | | | | bicyclists, joggers, blind pedestrians, animals crossing |
| 3) Watch For Debris and Be Careful of Certain Road | | | | the road, flying objects, gravel or icy and/or slippery |
| Conditions. | | | | roads. |
| Stay away from any shiny surface, puddles, loose | | | | Motor scooters are a wise investment if you follow |
| gravel or leaves on the road which can cause the bike | | | | these tips. You can make even a smarter choice by |
| to slide quickly and unexpectedly. Also, choose the | | | | enrolling in a scooter safety course to ensure that you |
| roads you use carefully and avoid heavy, fast-moving | | | | will become a skilled and responsible gas scooter rider. |