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The only major survey conducted on motorcycle crashes found than most crashes occurred at <30mph. So don't think just because you have a scooter you have less chance of death or injury. Physics doesn't change by vehicle classification. Also, I see scooterists engaging in more questionably unsafe behaviors than most motorcyclists. Carelessly filtering between cars is one. Stopping squarely behind a car, inches off the rear bumper is also a big no-no. You have nowhere to go when the car behind you can't stop. You're a sitting duck. I also see most scooter riders are woefully deficient in terms of riding gear--most are in street clothes and ordinary shoes. Clothing that will disintegrate the instant you hit the pavement. Ordinary shoes fly off, leaving the feet exposed. Road rash and broken bones (especially the small bones of the hands and feet) can result from even the most innocuous spill. Don't feel immune to the physical laws just because you sit behind some bodywork.

I say this as a motorcyclist who uses his motorcycle as his "daily driver" and Motorcycle Safety Foundation instructor of ten years.

by Phil on Jul 5, 2012 10:53 am • link • report