Causes and Prevention of Scooter  Keep your high beam on at all times  Finally, slow down. Just like in a car, Accidents to increase other driver's awareness drive only at a safe speed for the of you. traffic and road conditions. A high Tips: You And Your Scooter, the  When turning, stay in your lane. percentage of accidents occur when Motorcycle Safety Foundation asserts: Squeezing over will inevitably invite the scooter is being operated at or impatient drivers behind you to try near the maximum speed of the to squeeze through. scooter. Scooter Safety "The majority of crashes between a scooter  Drive extra carefully on wet roads.  Be aware of all scooter laws that are and a car happen at intersections – the Your chances of an accident increase applicable to your scooter including most frequently occurring situation is a on roads that are wet due to you and where you can ride and at what vehicle turning left in front of the scooter." other drivers not adjusting their speed and helmet laws. driving habits for the wet roads. Statistics show that the most common  Beware the tailgater. Tail-gating or SDPD DIVISIONS cause of a motorcycle/scooter and following too closely, happens to automobile accident is the sudden left- scooters all the time. For general information please turning automobile in front of the  Generally, ride the scooter in the left contact your local police substation. scooter. And intersections are the wheel run of your roadway lane. most likely venue for collisions. The That means slightly to the left. Riding Central Division (619) 744-9500 car driver may not see your scooter. to the right means approaching SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT traffic sees you a millisecond later. Eastern Division (858) 495-7900  Cover your scooter with reflective Riding in the left rut helps the driver Mid-City Division (619) 516-3000 This brochure summarizes the information and regulations stickers. in front of you to see you in his rear Northeastern Division (858) 538-8000  Wear a bright riding jacket as visible view mirror. regarding Scooter Safety. Northern Division (858) 552-1700 as possible, preferably red or yellow.  Take a motorcycle safety course Northwestern Division (858) 523-7000 1. About Scooters It is critical that you be seen. before hitting the road. They can 2. Scooter Accidents save your life. And it will, after just a Southeastern Division (619) 527-3500  Scooter turn signal lights are 3. Causes and Prevention of essential to the scooter driver's weekend, give you safety skills and Southern Division (619) 424-0400 Scooter Accidents safety. Not only do they broadcast knowledge that would of taken Western Division (619) 692-4800 your intentions to traffic around, but several years to develop. it also serves to highlight your presence to those who may not of The American Motorcycle Safety November 1, 2018 otherwise been observant. Foundation has a number of free  Don’t make sudden turns. streaming safety videos at their website.  Always keep the front light on. Scooter Accidents A sudden impact can jettison a driver or  Speed is always a contributing passenger sliding along the pavement factor in scooter accidents. On the The most common injuries are fractures right onto oncoming traffic. With maybe road with a scooter, never speed. It or dislocations, lacerations, contusions the sole protection of a helmet, a may be exhilarating but sooner or and strains or sprains. Forty-two percent tumbling, disoriented driver or later, you may have a situation of injuries were to the arm or hand, 27 passenger is no match for a car or a bus. where your speed will eliminate percent were to the head or face and 24 In this way, the most simplest of scooter most recovery or reaction options. percent were to the leg or foot. accidents can be fatal.

You can't practice accidents. When  Always give yourself reaction time. About Scooters they happen, it's a sudden, fast and unforgiving lesson. Scooters are unique vehicles often sold  Don’t drive nonchalantly. Operating or rented to people with no experience a scooter is not the same as driving a SAN DIEGO -- A woman is warning with any motorized bike. They neither others about dockless electric scooters car. Even though we should always handle nor respond to crisis as would an after her brother was seriously hurt drive defensively, it is especially automobile or even a regular while riding one. critical when operating a scooter. motorcycle. The crash happened on June 11 around  Always wear a helmet and do not Many people are injured as they 8:30 p.m. in the 1100 block of neglect eye protection. You may  Always operate your scooter thinking struggle to learn how to be safe while Washington Street. According to police, get hit in the face by bugs, pebbles safety first. driving a scooter. This comes with a 41-year-old drove into the path of a and rocks. A full facial visor is safest. significantly greater risk of accidents and car that was exiting northbound state injury, many of which can be serious. Route 163. Officers said the operator was not wearing a helmet and was cited Many operators don't appreciate that a for DUI. He has been in the ICU at a local small scooter is not a bicycle but a hospital ever since. motor vehicle and will be treated as such by other drivers, without the “It’s been a nightmare for us,” the sister, largesse of safety usually afforded said. “He had suffered six broken ribs, a bicycles. broken clavicle and a broken scapula.

After about 24 hours here in the Car drivers have a steel cage all around hospital, his lungs collapsed." them. Scooter riders do not.