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Are Scooters Safe?
In the world of two-wheel transportation, you have many options available. Most people usually consider motorcycles for a two-wheeled daily commute, but if you want something smaller, a scooter may be a better option for you. Yet, there may be one inherent question on your mind: are scooters safe? And are they safer when compared…
Is it better to have a scooter or a motorcycle in a big city?
The simple answer to this question is, whatever you feel more comfortable on. Big city riding is 95% mental. It really doesn’t matter how fast you can squirt across the intersection, or how small of a space you can fit between. What is important, is that maneuvering your motorcycle is so comfortable, it takes a…
Scooter safety vs. motorcycles
If you drive where the roads are smooth, without potholes, or speed bumps, or other pavement irregularities, there’s probably not much difference. When you encounter holes in the road, a scooter’s smaller tires can be deflected more easily, because they generate less gyroscopic effect. Also, a motorcycle’s larger tire will roll over some holes that…
Comparison of moped, scooter and motorcycle crash risk and crash severity.
Author information 1 Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety – Queensland (CARRS-Q), Queensland University of Technology, 130 Victoria Park Road, Kelvin Grove, 4059 Brisbane, Australia. [email protected] Abstract The increased popularity of mopeds and motor scooters in Australia and elsewhere in the last decade has contributed substantially to the greater use of powered two-wheelers (PTWs)…
As E-Scooters Roll Into American Cities, So Do Safety Concerns
Over the past year, companies have been rolling out electric scooters by the thousands in cities across the country — from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C., to Lubbock, Texas. People download the app, find a nearby scooter and then just unlock and ride. But as these shared scooters have spread, so have concerns about safety. Portland,…
How good are electric scooters?
Rideables are any small wheeled device with an electric motor, resembling a skateboard, scooter, segway or unicycle. If it’s electric and compact enough to carry or ride on a sidewalk, it’s rideable. The 21st Century has certainly lived up its high tech hype, being a golden age of technology. And although we might not have…