| Motor scooters don't go as fast as motorcycles, but | | | | you should always assume that the other drivers |
| they must obey the same traffic laws. Scooter safety | | | | around you cannot see you. Be aware of their |
| laws also require scooter operators to wear a helmet, | | | | movements, and keep a safe distance. A scooter will, |
| and have a valid driver's license (or permit). But in | | | | sadly, lose in a battle with almost any car on the road. |
| Massachusetts, there is still one big difference | | | | When the laws of motor scooter safety are obeyed, |
| between motorcycles and motor scooters: Motorized | | | | scooters can be safe and reliable vehicles. They are |
| scooters may not be operated at a speed exceeding | | | | light, fuel-efficient, and can be easily stored. They are a |
| 20 miles per hour. And while scooters neither travel as | | | | cheap form of transportation, and perfect for errands |
| fast, nor weigh as much as motorcycles, there are | | | | or traveling around town. A scooter's only drawback is |
| nearly as many scooter accidents that result in | | | | the driver's exposure. With no windshield or frame to |
| personal injuries as there are motorcycle crashes. | | | | serve as protection, there is a greater risk of injury in |
| Motor Scooter Safety in Massachusetts | | | | motor scooter accidents. |
| Another difference between motorcycles and | | | | Have you been in a motor scooter accident? |
| scooters is that scooters may not be operated upon in | | | | If you have been in a motor scooter accident in |
| any way between sundown and sunrise. This means | | | | Massachusetts, you should collect any evidence that |
| you can't drive a scooter at night under any | | | | you can and call a Massachusetts personal injury |
| circumstances. Yet even during the day, there are still | | | | attorney. You may be entitled to financial |
| motor scooter accidents primarily because driving on a | | | | compensation for the damages that you've incurred. |
| small scooter puts you in danger of other drivers. | | | | This includes your medical bills, any pain that you've |
| When driving in traffic on a scooter (or a motorcycle), | | | | suffered, and any future earnings that you may lose. |