Top Scooter safety tips: How to maintain your Scooter and ride responsibly

Bought a brand new scooter? Congratulations.actually make the worse.
Suddenly chicks are looking your way? Great. YouDon’t be extreme. Try not to do any crazy
look back at them? Now we’re talking! Hey, thatmaneuvering around cars. Watch out for vehicles and
blond girl is giving you the look! But watch out for thatpedestrians and stay noticeable. Cars have blind spots
tree…and drivers might not see you at all times. Wear bright
There’s nothing like scooters if you want to saveclothes and remember to always have your light on.
time on parking and money on gas and insurance. ButDay, night – doesn’t matter. Having the lights on
when riding a scooter there are a few things tocan help you be more noticeable. Oh, and you are not
remember. If you didn’t notice, a scooter has noEvel Knievel by the way. Keep both your hands on
windows or doors or body or even a seatbelt - it’shandlebars and your feet on the floorboards.
only you and the road. Which is fine, but you don’tLook on the road. Debris and problematic road
want to get to know the road face to face.conditions are your greatest enemies. Driving into an oil
This is what you should do:puddle can get you in big troubles. Gravel and even
Read. Even if you don’t like literature, you should goleaves can make you loose control over the scooter.
over your scooter’s manual. Believe us, it is a goodSlow down when driving on bumpy roads and avoid
read. You’ll learn a bunch of important stuff aboutgoing over any hazards that can damage your
scooter maintenance and how you can keep yourscooter like holes in the road.
scooter running safe.Signal. Because you ride on a small scooter, your
Always use a helmet! You don’t know howactions can surprise other drivers. So if you’re
important that is. Even if your DMV says you don’tgoing to make a turn, make sure you signal, even with
have to – still, you have to. Oh, and that littleyour hands, and avoid dangerous situations.
brother’s bicycle helmet does not count. You needNever be surprised. Be ready for any possible
a DOT approved helmet. There’s no ending toscenario. Look two cars ahead and be ready for other
being cautious and you can get yourself jackets, kneedrivers’ mistakes.
pads, elbow pads, and go crazy for safety.Don’t lose a screw. If something falls of your
Cut traffic but not a red light. You should always obeyscooter, it’s not a good sign. Stop riding your
road signs and speed limits, especially if you are ridingmoped if you notice that a part is loose and get it fixed
a moped. Speeding can lead to many accidents andASAP.